Judges 4:2; Judges 9:6; Judges 9:8; Judges 9:10; Judges 9:12; Judges 9:14; Judges 9:16; Judges 9:18

2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; and the commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim .

6 All the men of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar which was in Shechem.

8 "Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'

10 "Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come, reign over us!'

12 "Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come, reign over us!'

14 "Finally all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come, reign over us!'

16 "Now therefore, if you have dealt in truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved -

18 but you have risen against my father's house today and have killed his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your relative -