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OET (OET-LV) and_gathered all the_citizens of_Shəkem and_all house_of wwww and_went and_crown DOM ʼAⱱīmelek as_king near [the]_great_tree [which_had_been]_set_up which in/on/at/with_Shəkem.
OET (OET-RV) Then all of the prominent citizens of Shekem and all of Beyt-Millo assembled themselves, and they went and installed Abimelek as king beside an oak tree near the standing pillar[fn] that was in Shekem.
9:6 Likely connected with idol worship.
Note 1 topic: translate-names
וְכָל־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא
and=all house_of מִלּוֹא
The expression Beth Millo could be: (1) an expression meaning “the house of Millo,” that is, the residents of a place that was described by that term, which means a fortification. This could be the same place as the “citadel” described in 9:46. These might therefore have been soldiers or military officers. Alternate translation: “and all of the officers from the citadel” (2) the name of a town near Shechem. In that case, the author may leaving the phrase the lords of to be understood implicitly in this second instance. Alternate translation: “and all of the leaders of the nearby town of Beth Millo”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עִם־אֵל֥וֹן מֻצָּ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׁכֶֽם
with oak/large_tree pillar which/who in/on/at/with,Shechem
The author assumes that readers will know what oak and pillar he is referring to. Joshua had set up the pillar under that oak there in Shechem as a witness of the covenant that the Israelites had made with Yahweh to worship him alone as their God (Joshua 24:26–27). You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “beside the oak in Shechem under which Joshua had set up a pillar”
Note 3 topic: translate-symaction
עִם־אֵל֥וֹן מֻצָּ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּשְׁכֶֽם
with oak/large_tree pillar which/who in/on/at/with,Shechem
Making Abimelek king next to this pillar under this oak tree was a symbolic action, given the history of the place. Since the lords of Shechem had given Abimelek money from the temple of Baal-Berith to establish himself as king, Baal-Berith was Abimelek’s patron god. So the location of this ceremony was intended to signify that in place of their covenant with Yahweh, the people were installing a king who would lead them in the worship of Baal-Berith. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: “under the patronage of Baal-Berith, beside the very same oak tree in Shechem where Joshua had set up a pillar to remind the Israelites of their covenant with Yahweh”
9:6 Beth-millo (“house of filling”) was probably an elevated terrace on which an inner keep or tower was built (cp. 2 Sam 5:9; 1 Kgs 9:15, 24). The irony is thick: Abimelech—empty of divine appointment, priestly anointing, and popular acclaim—met at the “house of filling.” His kingship was a sham.
OET (OET-LV) and_gathered all the_citizens of_Shəkem and_all house_of wwww and_went and_crown DOM ʼAⱱīmelek as_king near [the]_great_tree [which_had_been]_set_up which in/on/at/with_Shəkem.
OET (OET-RV) Then all of the prominent citizens of Shekem and all of Beyt-Millo assembled themselves, and they went and installed Abimelek as king beside an oak tree near the standing pillar[fn] that was in Shekem.
9:6 Likely connected with idol worship.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.