30 Gideon had (A)seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives.

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30 He had seventy sons(A) of his own, for he had many wives.

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“Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that all (A)seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and (B)bone.”

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“Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.(A)

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18 (A)but you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his (B)female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother—

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18 But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons(A) on a single stone and have made Abimelek, the son of his female slave, king over the citizens of Shechem because he is related to you.

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Athaliah Reigns in Judah(A)

11 When (B)Athaliah (C)the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was (D)dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal heirs.

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Athaliah and Joash(A)

11 When Athaliah(B) the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family.

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But [a]Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of (A)Ahaziah, took [b]Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom, from Athaliah, so that he was not killed.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:2 Jehoshabeath, 2 Chr. 22:11
  2. 2 Kings 11:2 Or Jehoash

But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Jehoram[a] and sister of Ahaziah, took Joash(A) son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes, who were about to be murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah; so he was not killed.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 11:2 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram