Judges 9:4-5

4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith, and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels, who became his followers.
5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Judges 8:33
  • 2. Judges 11:3; 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Chronicles 13:7; Job 30:8
  • 3. ver 2; S Judges 8:30
  • 4. ver 7,21,57
  • 5. 2 Kings 11:2; 2 Chronicles 22:9

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams
Scripture quoted by permission.  Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®.  NIV®.  Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica.  All rights reserved worldwide.