Judges 9:3
“And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Judges 9:3 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Brüder seiner Mutter redeten von ihm vor den Ohren aller Bürger von Sichem alle diese Worte. Und ihr Herz neigte sich Abimelech nach; denn sie sprachen: Er ist unser Bruder.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y hablaron por él los hermanos de su madre á oídos de todos los de Sichêm todas estas palabras: y el corazón de ellos se inclinó en favor de Abimelech, porque decían: Nuestro hermano es.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E falaram por ele os irmãos de sua mãe a ouvidos de todos os de Siquém todas estas palavras: e o coração deles se inclinou em favor de Abimeleque, porque diziam: Nosso irmão é.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os parentes de sua mãe falaram por ele aos líderes de Siquém, e eles consentiram em seguir Abimeleque, porque disseram: "Ele é nosso irmão".
📖 Judges 9:3 in Context
1And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
4And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal–berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
5And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
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