Judges 9:1

Easy To Read Version

Abimelech was the son of Jerub Baal (Gideon). Abimelech went to his uncles that lived in the city of Shechem. He said to his uncles and all of his mother’s family,

Cross References

Genesis 33:18

Jacob safely ended his trip from Paddan Aram when he came to the town of Shechem in Canaan. Jacob made his camp in a field near the city.

Genesis 34:2

Hamor was the king of that land. His son Shechem saw Dinah. Shechem kidnapped her and raped her.

2 Samuel 15:6

Absalom did that to all the Israelites who came to King David for judgment. In this way, Absalom won the hearts of all the people of Israel.

1 Kings 12:20

All the people of Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back. So they called him to a meeting and made him king over all of Israel. The family group of Judah was the only family group that continued to follow the family of David.

1 Kings 12:3

All of the people of Israel went to Shechem. They went to make Rehoboam the king. Rehoboam also went to Shechem to become king. The people said to Rehoboam,

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. Surely the teaching of the law by the priest will not be lost. And the advice from the wise men will still be with us. We will still have the words of the prophets. So let us tell lies about him. That will ruin him. We will not pay attention to anything he says.”

Joshua 20:7

So the people of Israel chose some cities to be called “Cities of Safety.” These cities were:

Judges 8:30

Gideon had 70 sons of his own. He had so many sons because he had many wives.

Judges 8:31

Gideon had a concubine [74] that lived in the city of Shechem. He had a son with that concubine. He named that son Abimelech.

Judges 8:35

The people of Israel were not loyal to the family of Jerub Baal (Gideon), even though he had done many good things for them.