Judges 9:2

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2 “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the lords of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that ^aseventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am ^byour bone and your flesh.”

Judges 9:3

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3 And his mother’s ¹relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the lords of Shechem; and ²they were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is ^aour ³relative.”