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Abimelech's confpiracy.

Chap. ix. Jotham rebuketh the Shechemites. Before went a whoring after Baalim, m and made Baal- honour God and man, and † go to be promoted Before Chrift berith their god. over the trees?

circa 1209. m Chap. 9. 46.

circa 1209.

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34 And the children of Ifrael remembred not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every fide: 35 Neither fhewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Ifrael.

CHAP. IX.

1 Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brethren, is made king. 7 Fotham by a parable rebuketh them, and foretelleth their ruine. 22 Gaal confpireth with the Shechemites against him. 30 Zebul revealeth it. 34 Abimelech overcometh them, and foweth the city with falt: 46 He burneth the bold of the god Berith. 50 At Thebez he is flain by a piece of a milftone. 56 70thams curfe is fulfilled.

And Abimelech the fon of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, unto a his mothers brethren, and Chap. 8. communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mothers father, faying,

+ Heb. What is good? whether, &c.

+ Heb. after.

2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the fons of Jerubbaal (which are threefcore and ten persons) reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember alfo that I am your bone and your flesh.

3 And his mothers brethren fpake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they faid, He is our brother.

4 And they gave him threefcore and ten pieces of filver, out of the house of Baal-berith: whereCh.11.3. With Abimelech hired b vain and light perfons, which followed him.

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7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lift up his voice and cried, and faid unto them, Hearken unto me, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them, and they faid unto the olivetree, Reign thou over us.

9 But the olive-tree faid unto them, Should

10 And the trees faid to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.

Chrift

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down for

11 But the fig-tree faid unto them, Should I up and forfake my fweetnefs, and my good fruit, and other trees. go to be promoted over the trees?

12 Then faid the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.

13 And the vine faid unto them, Should I leave my wines which cheereth God and man, g Pfal. and go to be promoted over the trees?

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14 Then faid all the trees unto the bramble, Or, Come thou, and reign over us.

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15 And the bramble faid unto the trees, Ifin truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and fire come out of the bramble, and devour the ce- 19.1+ put your truft in my fhadow: and if not, 1 let ↳ Ezek. dars of Lebanon.

16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and fincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deferving of his hands:

17 (For my father fought for you, and ad- + Heb caft ventured his life far, and delivered you out of the his life. hand of Midian:

18 And ye are rifen up against my fathers house this day, and have flain his fons, threescore and ten perfons, upon one ftone, and have made Abimelech the fon of his maid-fervant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother)

19 If ye then have dealt truly and fincerely with Jerubbaal, and with his houfe this day, then rejoyce ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoyce in you:

20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the houfe of Millo: and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

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21 And Jotham ran away and fled, and went i to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech i 2 Sam. his brother.

22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Ifrael,

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23 Then God fent an evil spirit between Abi- 1 Sam. melech and the men of Shechem: and the men of 16. 14. Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech : 1 Kings

See

2 Chron.

24 That the cruelty done to the threefcore 22.22. and ten fons of Jerubbaal might come, and 10. 15. & their blood be laid upon Abimelech their bro- 18.19,&c. ther which flew them, and upon the men of Shechem which aided him in the killing of his + Heb.

brethren.

frengthned

his hands

25 And the men of Shechem fet liers in wait to kill. I leave my fatnefs wherewith by me they for him in the top of the mountains, and they

robbed

Judges.

Gaal's confpiracy against Abimelech : Before robbed all that came along that way by them: Chrift and it was told Abimelech.

circa 26 And Gaal the fon of Ebed came with his 1206. brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and Or, fongs. made merry, and went into the houfe of their 15.9.10. god, and did eat and drink, and curfed AbiJer. 25. melech.

See Ifai.

30.

28 And Gaal the fon of Ebed faid, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we fhould ferve him? is not be the fon of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? ferve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? 29 And would to God this people were under my hand; then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army

and come out.

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32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field. 33 And it fhall be, that in the morning affoon as the fun is up, thou fhalt rife early, and set upon the city and behold, when he and the people. that is with him come out against thee, then +Heb. as mayft thou do to them as thou shalt find occathine hand fion. Shall find.

+ Heb. navel.

Or, the regarders of times.

34 And Abimelech rofe up, and all the people that were with him by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

35 And Gaal the fon of Ebed went out, and ftood in the entring of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rofe up, and the people that were with him from lying in wait.

36 And when Gaal faw the people, he faid to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul faid unto him, Thou seeft the fhadow of the mountains as if they were men.

37 And Gaal fpake again, and faid, See there come people down by the + middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonehim.

38 Then faid Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou faidft, Who is Abimelech, that we should ferve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

He is overcome.

40 And Abimelech chafed him, and he fled Before before him, and many were overthrown and Chrift wounded, even unto the entring of the gate.

41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah and Zebul thruft out Gaal and his brethren, that they fhould not dwell in Shechem.

42 And it came to pafs on the morrow, that the people went out into the field, and they told Abimelech

43 And he took the people and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people were come forth out of the city, and he rofe up against them, and fmote them.

44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and flood in the entring of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and flew them.

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46 And when all the men of the tower of 12. 25. Shechem heard that, they entred into an hold of the house m of the god Berith.

m Chap. 84

47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the 33. men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him, and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his fhoulder, and faid unto the people that were with him, What ye have feen † me do, t Heb. make hafte, and do as I have done.

49 And all the people likewife cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and fet the hold on fire upon them: fo that all the men of the tower of Shechem died alfo, about a thousand men and

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53 And a certain woman n caft a piece ofan 2 Sam.' milftone upon Abimelechs head, and all to brake 1.21. his fcull.

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54 Then he called haftily unto the young So Sam. man his armour-bearer, and faid unto him, Draw 31.4. thy fword, and flay me, that men fay not of me, A wo

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1 Tola judgeth Ifrael in Shamir. 3 Fair, whofe thirty fons had thirty cities. 7 The Philistines and Ammonites opprefs Ifrael. 10 In their mifery, God fendeth them to their falle gods. 15 Upon their repentance he pitieth them.

128. ANd after Abimelech, there arofe to

fi Or, deliver. † Heb.

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a Chap. 5.

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fend Ifrael, Tola the fon of Puah, the fon of Dodo, a man of Iffachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

2 And he judged Ifrael twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, 1183. and judged Ifrael twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty fons that a rode on thirty 10.& 12. afs-colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

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b Deut. 3. 14.

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willages of

Jair. Numb. 32.41.

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And the children of Ifrael did evil again in 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. 6 the fight of the LORD, and ferved Baalim, and

d Afhtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods 1161. of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods Chap. 2. 7. of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the & 4. 1. & Philiftines, and forfook the LORD, and ferved not him.

11.& 3.7.

6.1. & 13.

I.

Ch.2.13.

7 And the anger of the LORD was hot Ch.2.14. againft Ifrael, and he fold them into the hands of the Philiftines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

1 Sam. 12. 9.

+ Heb. rufbed.

f 1 Sam.

12. 10.

8 And that year they vexed and oppreffed the children of Ifrael: eighteen years, all the children of Ifrael that were on the other fide Jordan, in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

9 Moreover the children of Ammon paffed over Jordan, to fight alfo againft Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; fo that Ifrael was fore diftreffed.

10 f And the children of Ifrael cried unto the LORD faying, We have finned against thee, both because we have forfaken our God, and alfo ferved Baalim.

II And the LORD faid unto the children of

Ammonites opprefs Ifrael.

and from the Amorites, 8 from the children of Before Chrift Ammon, hand from the Philiftines?

circa

12, 13. h Chap. 331. i Ch.5.19. k Ch. 6. 3.

12 The Zidonians alfo k and the Amalekites, 1161. and the Maonites did opprefs you, and ye cried g Chap. 3. to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forfaken me and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have / Deut. 32. chofen; let them deliver you in the time of 15. your tribulation.

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Jer. 2. 13 m Deut.

15 And the children of Ifrael faid unto the 32-37, 385 Jer. 2. 28. LORD, we have finned, do thou unto us whatfoever + feemeth good unto thee, deliver us only, † Heb. we pray thee, this day.

16 And they put away the strange gods among them, and ferved the LORD: and foul was grieved for the mifery of Ifrael. 17 Then the children of Ammon were

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thered together, and encamped in Gilead: and + Heb. the children of Ifrael affembled themselves ther, and encamped in Mizpeh.

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18 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he fhall P be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

CHAP. XI.

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I The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites that he fhould be their head. 12 The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain. 29 Jephthah's vow: 32 His conquest of the Ammonites: 34 He performeth his vow on his daugh

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7 And Jephthah faid unto the elders of GIIfrael, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, lead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out 27.

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Jephthah's treaty:

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His rafh vow.

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Judges. Before of my fathers houfe? and why are ye come unto Sihon and all his people into the hand of Ifrael, Before Chrift me now when ye are in distress? and they fmote them: fo Ifrael poffeffed all the Chrift 1161. 8 d And the elders of Gilead faid unto Jeph- land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that thah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, country. that thou mayft go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

d Chap. 10.18.

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21. II.

18 Then they went along through the wilm Numb. derness, and m compaffed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and " came by the eaft-fide of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other fide of Arnon, but came not within the border of Numb. Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. 21. 13.& 22.36. 19 And P Ifrael fent meffengers unto Sihon Deut. 2. king of the Amorites, the king of Hefhbon; and 9 Numb. Ifrael faid unto him, 9 Let us pafs, we pray thee, 21.22. through thy land unto my place. Numb. 20 But Sihon trufted not Ifrael to pafs 21.23 through his coaft: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought againft Ifrael.

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21 And the LORD God of Ifrael delivered

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22 And they poffeffed all the coafts of the Deut. 2. Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

23 So now the LORD God of Ifrael hath dispoffeffed the Amorites from before his people Ifrael, and shouldst thou poffefs it?

24 Wilt not thou poffefs that which Che-Numb. mofh thy god giveth thee to poffefs? So whom- 21.29 foever the LORD our God fhall drive out from before us, them will we poffefs.

25 And now art thou any thing better than Nunb. Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab? did he 22. 2. ever ftrive against Ifrael, or did he ever fight a- 4. gainst them,

Deut. 23.

Josh.24.9.

26 While Ifrael dwelt in x Hefhbon and her x Numb. towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the 21.25. cities that be along by the coafts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

27 Wherefore I have not finned against thee, but thou doft me wrong to war againft me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Ifrael and the children of Ammon.

28 Howbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkned not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

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1152.

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29 Then the fpirit of the LORD camey Ch. 3. 10. upon Jephthah, and he paffed over Gilead, and Jephthak Manaffeh, and paffed over Mizpeh of Gilead,and from Mizpeh of Gilead, he paffed over unto the children of Ammon.

30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and faid, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

31 Then it shall be,that + whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, fhall furely be the LORDS, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.

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Chap. xij. xiij.

Before he rent his clothes, and faid, Alas, my daughter, Chrift thou haft brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. 36 And fhe faid unto him, My father, if thou haft opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forafmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies even of the children of Ammon.

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39 And it came to pass at the end of two months that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and the knew no man. And it was a [ custom in Ifrael,

40 That the daughters of Ifrael went + yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

CHAP. XII.

1 The Ephraimites quarrelling with Jephthah, and
difcerned by Shibboleth, are flain by the Gileadites.
7 Jephthah dieth. 8 Ibzan, who had thirty fons,
and thirty daughters, 11 and Elon, 13 and Ab-
don, who had forty fons, and thirty nephews,
judged Ifrael.

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Nd the men of Ephraim + gathered them-
felves together, and went north-ward, and
faid unto Jephthah, Wherefore paffedft thou over
to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst
not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine
house upon thee with fire.

2 And Jephthah faid unto them, I and my people were at great ftrife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

3 And when I faw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and paffed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead,and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead fmote Ephraim, because they said, Pfal. 78. Ye Gileadites bare fugitives of Ephraim, among the Ephraimites and among the Manaffites.

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5 And the Gileadites took the paffages of Jordan, before the Ephraimites: and it was fo, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped, faid, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead

Ifrael oppreffed.

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Nd the children of Ifrael + a did evil again t in the fight of the LORD, and the LORD died to delivered them into the hand of the Philiftines &c. forty years.

2b And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whofe name was Manoah, and his wife was barren and bare not. 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and laid unto her, Behold now, thou art barren and bearest not: but thou fhalt conceive and bear a fon.

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6.1. & 13.

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