to bring the injury done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and to lay their blood upon their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and upon the men of Shechem, because they strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.

And Gaal son of Ebed came, and his brothers, and passed by Shechem, and the men of Shechem trusted in him.

And Gaal the son of Jobel said, Who is Abimelech, and who is the son of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Hamor the father of Shechem? And why should we serve him?

And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and he was very angry.

And now rise up by night, you and the people with you, and lay wait in the field.

And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambush against Shechem in four companies.

And Gaal the son of Ebed saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, a people comes down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You see the shadow of the mountains as men.

And Zebul said to him, And where is your mouth as you spoke, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people whom you despised? Go forth now, and set the battle in array against him.

And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from before him; and many fell down slain as far as the door of the gate.

And it came to pass on the second day that the people went out into the field, and one brought word to Abimelech.

And Abimelech and the chiefs of companies that were with him rushed forward, and stood by the door of the gate of the city; and the two [other] companies rushed forward upon all that were in the field, and struck them.

And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and came to the gathering of Bethel-Berith.

And Abimelech went up to the mount of Zalmon, and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch of a tree, and took it, and laid it on his shoulders; and said to the people that were with him, What you see me doing, do quickly as I.

And Abimelech went out of Bethel-Berith, and encamped against Thebes, and took it.

And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

And he cried out quickly to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and kill me, lest at any time they should say, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through and he died.

So God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did against his father, in slaying his seventy brothers.

And Jephthah said to them, I and my people and the children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and you did not save me out of their hand.

And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they that had escaped of Ephraim said, You [are] of Gilead in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasseh.

Then they said to him, Say now Stachys. And he did not correctly pronounce it. So they took him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand.

So Israel departed to his tents.

So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.

For it was shown to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe's household, that there are contentions among you.

Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.