And Abimelechthe sonof Jerubbaalwentto Shechemto his mother'srelatives,and spoketo them and to the wholeclanof the householdof his mother'sfather,saying,
Now Jacobcamesafelyto the cityof Shechem,whichis in the landof Canaan,when he camefrom Paddan-aram,and campedbeforethe city.
When Shechemthe sonof Hamorthe Hivite,the princeof the land,sawher, he tookher and laywith her by force.
In thismannerAbsalomdealtwith allIsraelwhocameto the kingfor judgment;so Absalomstoleawaythe heartsof the menof Israel.
Then Rehoboamwentto Shechem,for allIsraelhad cometo Shechemto makehim king.
It cameabout when allIsraelheardthat Jeroboamhad returned,that they sentand calledhim to the assemblyand madehim kingoverallIsrael.Nonebut the tribeof Judahfollowedthe houseof David.
Then they sentand calledhim, and Jeroboamand allthe assemblyof Israelcameand spoketo Rehoboam,saying,
Then they said,"Comeand let us deviseplansagainstJeremiah.Surelythe lawis not going to be lostto the priest,norcounselto the sage,northe [divine] wordto the prophet!Comeon and let us strikeat him with [our] tongue,and let us givenoheedto anyof his words."
that eightymencamefrom Shechem,from Shiloh,and from Samariawith their beardsshavedoffand their clothestornand their bodies gashed,having grain offeringsand incensein their handsto bringto the houseof the LORD.
So they setapartKedeshin Galileein the hillcountryof Naphtaliand Shechemin the hillcountryof Ephraim,and Kiriath-arba(that is, Hebron)in the hillcountryof Judah.
Now Gideonhadseventysonswho were his directdescendants,for he hadmanywives.
His concubinewhowas in Shechemalsoborehim a son,and he namedhim Abimelech.
nordid they showkindnessto the householdof Jerubbaal([that is], Gideon)in accord with allthe goodthat he had doneto Israel.
