Judges 9:20 meaning and explanation
But if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
Judges 9:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Jotham, the only surviving son of Gideon (called Jerubbaal), speaks these words from Mount Gerizim to the leaders of Shechem. He has just told a parable of trees seeking a king, and now he applies it: if their choice of Abimelech as king was faithful and honest toward his father's house, they should rejoice together.
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