9:56 God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers. 4 9:57 God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell 5 on them.
1 tn Heb “his brothers.”
2 tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.
3 tn Heb “remained.”
4 tn Heb “seventy brothers.”
5 tn Heb “came.”