If a ruler H4910 listen H7181 to lies, H1697 H8267 all H3605 his servants H8334 are wicked. H7563

Ephraim H669 is oppressed H6231 and broken H7533 in judgment, H4941 because H3588 he willingly H2974 walked H1980 after H310 the commandment. H6673

For the statutes H2708 of Omri H6018 are kept, H8104 and all H3605 the works H4639 of the house H1004 of Ahab, H256 and you walk H3212 in their counsels; H4156 that I should make H5414 you a desolation, H8047 and the inhabitants H3427 thereof an hissing: H8322 therefore you shall bear H5375 the reproach H2781 of my people. H5971

And you are risen H6965 up against H5921 my father's H1 house H1004 this day, H3117 and have slain H2026 his sons, H1121 three score H7657 and ten persons, H376 on one H259 stone, H68 and have made Abimelech, H40 the son H1121 of his maidservant, H519 king H4427 over H5921 the men H1167 of Shechem, H7927 because H3588 he is your brother; H251 )

But if H518 not, let fire H784 come H3318 out from Abimelech, H40 and devour H398 the men H1167 of Shechem, H7927 and the house H1004 of Millo; H4407 and let fire H784 come H3318 out from the men H1167 of Shechem, H7927 and from the house H1004 of Millo, H4407 and devour H398 Abimelech. H40

When Abimelech H40 had reigned H7786 three H7969 years H8141 over H5921 Israel, H3478

That the cruelty H2555 done to the three score H7657 and ten sons H1121 of Jerubbaal H3378 might come, H935 and their blood H1818 be laid H7760 on Abimelech H40 their brother, H251 which H834 slew H2026 them; and on the men H1167 of Shechem, H7927 which H834 aided H2388 H3027 him in the killing H2026 of his brothers. H251

And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 came H935 with his brothers, H251 and went H5674 over H5674 to Shechem: H7927 and the men H1167 of Shechem H7927 put their confidence H982 in him.

And Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed H5651 said, H559 Who H4310 is Abimelech, H40 and who H4310 is Shechem, H7927 that we should serve H5647 him? is not he the son H1121 of Jerubbaal? H3378 and Zebul H2083 his officer? H6496 serve H5647 the men H582 of Hamor H2544 the father H1 of Shechem: H7927 for why H4100 should we serve H5647 him?

And when Zebul H2083 the ruler H8269 of the city H5892 heard H8085 the words H1697 of Gaal H1603 the son H1121 of Ebed, H5651 his anger H639 was kindled. H2734

Now H6258 therefore up by night, H3915 you and the people H5971 that is with you, and lie in wait H693 in the field: H7704

And Abimelech H40 rose H6965 up, and all H3605 the people H5971 that were with him, by night, H3915 and they laid wait H693 against H5921 Shechem H7927 in four H702 companies. H7218

And when Gaal H1603 saw H7200 the people, H5971 he said H559 to Zebul, H2083 Behold, H2009 there come H3381 people H5971 down H3381 from the top H7218 of the mountains. H2022 And Zebul H2083 said H559 to him, You see H7200 the shadow H6738 of the mountains H2022 as if they were men. H582

Then said H559 Zebul H2083 to him, Where H346 is now H645 your mouth, H6310 with which H834 you said, H559 Who H4310 is Abimelech, H40 that we should serve H5647 him? is not this H2088 the people H5971 that you have despised? H3988 go H3318 out, I pray H4994 now, H6258 and fight H3898 with them.

And Abimelech H40 chased H7291 him, and he fled H5127 before H6440 him, and many H7227 were overthrown H5307 and wounded, H2491 even to the entering H6607 of the gate. H8179

And it came H1961 to pass on the morrow, H4283 that the people H5971 went H3318 out into the field; H7704 and they told H5046 Abimelech. H40

And Abimelech, H40 and the company H7218 that was with him, rushed H6584 forward, H6584 and stood H5975 in the entering H6607 of the gate H8179 of the city: H5892 and the two H8147 other companies H7218 ran H6584 on all H3605 the people H5971 that were in the fields, H7704 and slew H5221 them.

And when all H3605 the men H1167 of the tower H4026 of Shechem H7927 heard H8085 that, they entered H935 into H413 an hold H6877 of the house H1004 of the god H410 Berith. H1286

And Abimelech H40 got H5927 him up to mount H2022 Zalmon, H6756 he and all H3605 the people H5971 that were with him; and Abimelech H40 took H3947 an ax H7134 in his hand, H3027 and cut H3772 down a bough H7754 from the trees, H6086 and took H5375 it, and laid H7760 it on H5921 his shoulder, H7926 and said H559 to the people H5971 that were with him, What H4100 you have seen H7200 me do, H6213 make haste, H4116 and do H6213 as I have done.

Then went H3212 Abimelech H40 to Thebez, H8405 and encamped H2583 against H413 Thebez, H8405 and took H3920 it.

And Abimelech H40 came H935 to the tower, H4026 and fought H3898 against it, and went H5066 hard H5066 to the door H6607 of the tower H4026 to burn H8313 it with fire. H784

Then he called H7121 hastily H4120 to the young H5288 man his armor bearer, H5375 H3627 and said H559 to him, Draw H8025 your sword, H2719 and slay H4191 me, that men say H559 not of me, A woman H802 slew H2026 him. And his young H5288 man thrust H1856 him through, and he died. H4191

Thus God H430 rendered H7725 the wickedness H7451 of Abimelech, H40 which H834 he did H6213 to his father, H1 in slaying H2026 his seventy H7657 brothers: H251

And Saul H7586 said H559 to David, H1732 Behold H2009 my elder H1419 daughter H1323 Merab, H4764 her will I give H5414 you to wife: H802 only H389 be you valiant H1121 H2428 for me, and fight H3898 the LORD's H3068 battles. H4421 For Saul H7586 said, H559 Let not my hand H3027 be on him, but let the hand H3027 of the Philistines H6430 be on him.

And David H1732 said H559 to Saul, H7586 Who H4310 am I? and what H4310 is my life, H2416 or my father's H1 family H4940 in Israel, H3478 that I should be son H2860 in law H2859 to the king? H4428

And he thought H5869 scorn H959 to lay H7971 hands H3027 on Mordecai H4782 alone; H905 for they had showed H5046 him the people H5971 of Mordecai: H4782 why Haman H2001 sought H1245 to destroy H8045 all H3605 the Jews H3064 that were throughout the whole H3605 kingdom H4438 of Ahasuerus, H325 even the people H5971 of Mordecai. H4782

And Haman H2001 said H559 to king H4428 Ahasuerus, H325 There is a certain H259 people H5971 scattered H6340 abroad H6340 and dispersed H6504 among H996 the people H5971 in all H3605 the provinces H4082 of your kingdom; H4438 and their laws H1881 are diverse H8138 from all H3605 people; H5971 neither H369 keep H6213 they the king's H4428 laws: H1881 therefore it is not for the king's H4428 profit H7737 to suffer H3240 them.

And the king H4428 took H5493 his ring H2885 from his hand, H3027 and gave H5414 it to Haman H2001 the son H1121 of Hammedatha H4099 the Agagite, H91 the Jews' H3064 enemy. H6887

Then were the king's H4428 scribes H5608 called H7121 on the thirteenth H7969 H6240 day H3117 of the first H7223 month, H2320 and there was written H3789 according to all H3605 that Haman H2001 had commanded H6680 to the king's H4428 lieutenants, H323 and to the governors H6346 that were over H5921 every province, H4082 and to the rulers H8269 of every people H5971 of every province H4082 according to the writing H3791 thereof, and to every people H5971 after their language; H3956 in the name H8034 of king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 was it written, H3789 and sealed H2856 with the king's H4428 ring. H2885

The copy H6572 of the writing H3791 for a commandment H1881 to be given H5414 in every H3605 province H4082 was published H1540 to all H3605 people, H5971 that they should be ready H6264 against that day. H3117

The heart H3824 also of the rash H4116 shall understand H995 knowledge, H1847 and the tongue H3956 of the stammerers H5926 shall be ready H4116 to speak H1696 plainly. H6703

For the vile H5036 person will speak H1696 villainy, H5039 and his heart H3820 will work H6213 iniquity, H205 to practice H6213 hypocrisy, H2612 and to utter H1696 error H8442 against H413 the LORD, H3068 to make empty H7324 the soul H5315 of the hungry, H7456 and he will cause the drink H4945 of the thirsty H6771 to fail. H2637

Then G1161 the high G749 priest G749 rent G1284 his clothes, G5509 and said, G3004 What G5101 need G2192 G5532 we any G2089 further G2089 witnesses? G3144

And some G5100 began G756 to spit G1716 on G1716 him, and to cover G4028 his face, G4383 and to buffet G2852 him, and to say G3004 to him, Prophesy: G4395 and the servants G5257 did strike G906 him with the palms G4475 of their hands.

They were children H1121 of fools, H5036 yes, H1571 children H1121 of base H1097 H8034 men: they were viler H5217 than H4480 the earth. H776

And in his estate H3653 shall stand H5975 up a vile H959 person, to whom H5921 they shall not give H5414 the honor H1935 of the kingdom: H4438 but he shall come H935 in peaceably, H7962 and obtain H2388 the kingdom H4438 by flatteries. H2519