³⁰ Now Gideon had ^(A)seventy sons who ^[a]were his direct descendants, for he had many wives.

² “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the ^[a]leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: for ^(A)seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, to rule over you, or for one man to rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am ^(B)your bone and your flesh.”

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