Abimelech

Male

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Family

Parents: Gideon
Siblings: Jether Jotham

Named in 36 verses

Judges 8:31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Judges 9:1 Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying
Judges 9:3 His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our b
Judges 9:4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.
Judges 9:6 All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
Judges 9:16 “Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have
Judges 9:18 and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female ser
Judges 9:19 if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
Judges 9:20 but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the ho
Judges 9:21 Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Judges 9:22 Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
Judges 9:24 that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother who killed them, and on the me
Judges 9:25 The men of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them; and Abimelech was told about it.
Judges 9:27 They went out into the field, harvested their vineyards, trod the grapes, celebrated, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimele
Judges 9:28 Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the me
Judges 9:29 I wish that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech.” He said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”
Judges 9:31 He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and behold, they incite the city against
Judges 9:34 Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
Judges 9:35 Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
Judges 9:38 Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Ple
Judges 9:39 Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
Judges 9:40 Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many fell wounded, even to the entrance of the gate.
Judges 9:41 Abimelech lived at Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Judges 9:42 On the next day, the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
Judges 9:44 Abimelech and the companies that were with him rushed forward and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and the two companies rushed on all who were in
Judges 9:45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city and killed the people in it. He beat down the city and sowed it with salt.
Judges 9:47 Abimelech was told that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Judges 9:48 Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took
Judges 9:49 All the people likewise each cut down his bough, followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire over them, so th
Judges 9:50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Judges 9:52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Judges 9:53 A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
Judges 9:55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each departed to his place.
Judges 9:56 Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
Judges 10:1 After Abimelech, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.