Judges 9:18
Hebrew Text— Judges 9:18and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
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Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.
But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands.”
Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
My friends scoff at me. My eyes pour out tears to God,
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.” Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
Hagar bore a son for Abram. Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
Abraham said about Sarah his wife, “She is my sister.” Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.
His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
They saw him afar off, and before he came near to them, they conspired against him to kill him.
He has not seen iniquity in Jacob. Neither has he seen perverseness in Israel. Yahweh his God is with him. The shout of a king is among them.
Yet they didn’t listen to their judges; for they prostituted themselves to other gods, and bowed themselves down to them. They quickly turned away from the way in which their fathers walked, obeying Yahweh’s commandments. They didn’t do so.
Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”
His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.
He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, “Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn’t call us to go with you? We will burn your house around you with fire!”
His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
“When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us;’ when Yahweh your God was your king.
“It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments.” Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.
King David longed to go out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.
When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel departed to their tents.
Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
After this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel departed to their tents.
Thus Joash the king didn’t remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. When he died, he said, “May Yahweh look at it, and repay it.”
For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.
Yet God is my King of old, working salvation throughout the earth.
In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us.
Give heed to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;
but Baruch the son of Neriah has turned you against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captive to Babylon.”
Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.
When Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his room toward Jerusalem) and he kneeled on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
Where is your king now, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes?’
But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”
About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had commanded that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it, that they might seize him.
rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?