Judges 9:20-22

Easy-to-Read Version

²⁰ But leaders of Shechem and the house of Millo,^[a] if you have not acted right, may Abimelech destroy you. And may Abimelech be destroyed too!”

²¹ After Jotham had said this, he ran away and escaped to the city named Beer. He stayed there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.

Abimelech Fights Against Shechem

²² Abimelech ruled the Israelites for three years.