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

^35 (A)nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel.

² “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.”

⁵ Then he went to his father’s house ^(A)at Ophrah and ^(B)killed his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, because he hid himself.

⁶ And all the men of Shechem gathered together, all of Beth Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king beside the terebinth tree at the pillar that was in Shechem.