Judges 9:1
Good News Translation
Gideon's son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem, where all his mother's relatives lived, and told them

New Revised Standard Version
Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s kinsfolk and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family,

Contemporary English Version
Abimelech the son of Gideon went to Shechem. While there, he met with his mother's relatives

New American Bible
Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal, went to his mother’s kin in Shechem, and said to them and to the whole clan to which his mother’s family belonged,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abimelech, the son of Jerobaal, went to Sichem, to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Abimelech, the son of Jerobaal, went to Sichem, to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying:

Abimelech

Judges 8:31 And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.

Shechem

Genesis 33:18 And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town.

Genesis 34:2 And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin.

1 Kings 12:1 And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king.

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2 Samuel 15:6 And this he did to all Israel that came for judgment, to be heard by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:3,20 And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying: . . .

Psalm 83:2-4 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. . . .

Jeremiah 18:18 And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremiah: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.

Context
Abimelech's Conspiracy
1And Abimelech, the son of Jerobaal, went to Sichem, to his mother's brethren, and spoke to them, and to all the kindred of his mother's father, saying:2Speak to all the men of Sichem: whether is better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerobaal, should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And withal, consider that I am your bone, and your flesh.…
Cross References
Genesis 33:18
And he passed over to Salem, a city of the Sichemites, which is in the land of Chanaan, after he returned from Mesopotamia of Syria: and he dwelt by the town.

Judges 8:31
And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.

Judges 8:35
Neither did they shew mercy to the house of Jerobaal Gedeon, according to all the good things he had done to Israel.

Jeremiah 41:5
There came some from Sichem, and from Silo, and from Samaria, fourscore men, with their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and mourning: and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in the house of the Lord.

Judges 8:35
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