Judges 9:21

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 20:14

Sheba son of Bicri passed through all the family groups of Israel on his way to Abel Beth Maacah. All the Berites also came together and followed Sheba.

Numbers 21:16

The people of Israel left that place and traveled to Beer. [278] This was the place with the well. This was the place where the Lord said to Moses, “Bring the people together here and I will give them water.”

Joshua 19:8

They also got all the fields around the cities as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev). So that was the area that was given to the family group of Simeon. Each family got its land.

Judges 9:20

But leaders of Shechem and house of Millo, [82] if you have not acted right, then I hope that Abimelech destroys you. And I hope that Abimelech is destroyed too!”

Judges 9:22

Abimelech ruled the people of Israel for three years.