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1 | Seventy half brothers or 69? | Judg 9:5 | wordoer | 51568 | ||
Hello SisterM, I am using an NAS reference Bible to get this information and my memory. According to Judges 8:30 Gideon/Jerubaal had 70 sons who were "direct descendants". In verse 31, Abimelech was the product of his Shechemite (Caananite) concubine (this is in addition to the 70 direct descendants). Every instance in chapter 9 where the seventy brothers are refered to, references back to Judges 8:30 (those direct descendants). In Judges 9:2, they are inquiring about the seventy ruling over them or rather one man (Abimelech),in verse 4 they gave Abimelech seventy pieces of silver (ref. to Duet. 27:25, a bribe to strike down an innocent person, ( this is the "violence" refered to in Judges 9:24) So their intention was to kill all seventy brothers. The word "killed" in verse 5 is very interestingly referenced to 2 Kings 11:1,2. Which speaks of Joash being stole away and hidden when the kings sons were being put to death. And so Jotham escaped and was hid in Judges 9:5. I conclude that 69 of the brothers were killed. I also reason that their "intention" to kill the seventy brothers, was just as bad as commiting the act, 1 John 3:15. I hope this helps you, wordoer |
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2 | Seventy half brothers or 69? | Judg 9:5 | SisterM | 51604 | ||
Thank you wordoer, but do you think this was a misinterpretation and the original should have been interpreted with "intention" to slew? Some things we may never know? This does give me some good reference. SisterM |
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