Judges 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, ¹  the seventy legitimate ²  sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, ³  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. 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.

[9:5]  ¹ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[9:5]  ² tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:5]  ³ tn Heb “remained.”

[9:56]  ⁴ tn Heb “seventy brothers.”

[9:57]  ⁵ tn Heb “came.”