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Judges 9:23

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Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

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  1. Judges 9:21

    And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

  2. Judges 9:22

    When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

  3. Judges 9:24

    That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

  4. Judges 9:25

    And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

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