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And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
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The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
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But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and goa to be promoted over the trees?
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And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
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But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
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And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
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Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
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(For my father fought for you, and adventuredc his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
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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;)
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If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
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But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
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And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
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When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
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Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
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That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aidedd him in the killing of his brethren.
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And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
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And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
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And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry,e and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
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And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
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And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
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And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.f
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And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily,g saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
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Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
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And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
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And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
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And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
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And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
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And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middleh of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
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Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
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And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
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And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
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And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
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And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
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And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
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And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
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And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
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And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Otras traducciones de Judges 9:7
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Jueces 9:7
Cuando se lo informaron a Jotam, fue y se paró en la cumbre del monte Gerizim, y alzando su voz, clamó y les dijo: Escuchadme, habitantes de Siquem, para que os oiga Dios.
English Standard Version ESV
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When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, "Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
7
Cuando se lo dijeron a Jotam, fue y se puso en la cumbre del monte de Gerizim, y alzando su voz clamó, y les dijo: Oídme, varones de Siquem; que Dios os oiga
New King James Version NKJV
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Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them: "Listen to me, you men of Shechem, That God may listen to you!
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Jueces 9:7
Parábola de Jotam
Cuando Jotam se enteró, subió a la cima del monte Gerizim y gritó:
«¡Escúchenme, ciudadanos de Siquem!
¡Escúchenme a mí si quieren que Dios los escuche a ustedes!
Cuando Jotam se enteró, subió a la cima del monte Gerizim y gritó:
«¡Escúchenme, ciudadanos de Siquem!
¡Escúchenme a mí si quieren que Dios los escuche a ustedes!
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
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Cuando Jotán se enteró, subió a la cima del monte Guerizín y les gritó bien fuerte:«¡Escúchenme, señores de Siquén,y que Dios los escuche a ustedes!
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
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Y como se lo dijesen á Jotham, fué y púsose en la cumbre del monte de Gerizim, y alzando su voz clamó, y díjoles: Oidme, varones de Sichêm; que Dios os oiga.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
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Cuando se lo dijeron a Jotam, fue y se puso en la cumbre del monte de Gerizim, y alzando su voz clamó, y les dijo: Oídme, varones de Siquem; que Dios os oiga.
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