And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 9 of Judges. Abimelech, Gideon’s son, persuades the inhabitants of Shechem to support him and kills his seventy brothers, except Jotham. The episode represents a radical break with Gideon’s refusal to establish a dynasty. Abimelech seeks power through family violence and political manipulation. His coronation at Shechem shows that Israel’s crisis now involves not only external threats but also internal struggles for dominance.
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Und sie gaben ihm siebzig Silberlinge aus dem Haus Baal-Beriths. Und Abimelech dingte damit lose, leichtfertige Männer, die ihm nachfolgten.
Y diéronle setenta siclos de plata del templo de Baal-berith, con los cuales Abimelech alquiló hombres ociosos y vagabundos, que le siguieron.
Ils lui donnèrent soixante-dix sicles d'argent, qu'ils enlevèrent de la maison de Baal-Berith. Abimélec s'en servit pour acheter des misérables et des turbulents, qui allèrent après lui.
E gli diedero settanta sicli d’argento, tolti dal tempio di Baal-berit, co’ quali Abimelec soldò degli uomini da nulla, e vagabondi, i quali lo seguitarono.
E deram-lhe setenta peças de prata, da casa de Baal-Berite; e com elas alugou Abimeleque uns homens ociosos e levianos, que o seguiram.
他們從 巴力‧比利土 的廟中取了七十銀子給 亞比米勒 , 亞比米勒 用這些錢雇了一些無賴匪徒跟隨他。
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