Judges 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ¹  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ²  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Judges 9:20

9:20 But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”

Judges 9:56-57

9:56 God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers. ³  9:57 God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell ⁴  on them.

[9:7]  ¹ tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”

[9:56]  ³ tn Heb “seventy brothers.”

[9:57]  ⁴ tn Heb “came.”