And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
But today you have turned against my father's family and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his servant woman, king over the people of Shechem, just because he is your relative.
The speaker is condemning the people for betraying their former leader's family by murdering his sons and installing his illegitimate son as king out of favoritism.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, after the death of Gideon, a judge who had led Israel to victory, his son Abimelech schemed to seize power by convincing the leaders of Shechem to support him. He then orchestrated the murder of his seventy half-brothers on a single stone to eliminate rivals and was crowned king because of his ties to the people. This verse comes from a speech by Jotham, Gideon's surviving son, who publicly condemned the people of Shechem for their role in this betrayal.
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