Judges 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, the seventy legitimate sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, because he hid.

Judges 9:56-57

9:56 God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers. 9:57 God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.


tn Heb “his brothers.”

tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

tn Heb “remained.”

tn Heb “seventy brothers.”

tn Heb “came.”