Judges 9:5

⁵Et venit in domum patris sui in Ephra, et occidit fratres suos filios Jerobaal, septuaginta viros super lapidem unum: remansitque Joatham filius Jerobaal minimus, et absconditus est.

Judges 9 narrates the tragic rise and fall of Abimelech, Gideon's son by a concubine, who ruthlessly murders his seventy brothers to seize kingship over Shechem. Jotham, the youngest brother, escapes and delivers a powerful fable about trees seeking a king, warning the people of Shechem about the destructive nature of their choice. Abimelech's tyrannical reign is marked by violence and treachery, ultimately leading to his own ignominious death at the hands of a woman, fulfilling Jotham's curse and demonstrating the bitter fruit of human ambition apart from God's appointed leadership.

Vulgata Clementina (CLEM), 1592. Domínio público (Public Domain). Texto livre para reprodução, distribuição e uso em qualquer projeto.

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