Jotham in Judges 9:5 — Bible person

The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the order of Abimelech (Judg. 9:5). When “the citizens of Shechem and the whole house of Millo” were gathered together “by the plain of the pillar” (i.e., the stone set up by Joshua, 24:26; comp. Gen. 35:4) “that was in Shechem, to make Abimelech king,” from one of the heights of Mount Gerizim he protested against their doing so in the earliest parable, that of the bramble-king. His words then spoken were prophetic. There came a recoil in the feelings of the people toward Abimelech, and then a terrible revenge, in which many were slain and the city of Shechem was destroyed by Abimelech (Judg. 9:45). Having delivered his warning, Jotham fled to Beer from the vengeance of Abimelech (9:7-21).

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Show passage in OET: JDG 9:5

OET-RV JDG 9:5

5 Then they went to his father’s house at Ofrah, and he killed his seventy half-brothers (Gid’on’s sons) there on one stone. But Gid’on’s youngest son Yotam (Jotham) survived because he had hidden from them.

OET-LV JDG 9:5

5 And_he _went the _house _of his/its_father to_ˊOfrāh and_he _killed DOM brothers _of_his the _sons _of Jerub-Baˊal seventy man on stone one and_ Yōtām/(Jotham) the _son _of Jerub-Baˊal the_small(sg) _he _was _left if/because he _hid _himself.

Show passage in OET: JDG 9:7

OET-RV JDG 9:7

7 When they told Yotam (Jotham), he went and stood on the top of Mt. Gerizim and shouted out to them all in a loud voice, “Listen to me, citizens of Shekem, so God will listen to all of you.

OET-LV JDG 9:7

7 And_people _told to_Yōtām and_he/it _went and_he _stood on_the _top _of the _mountain _of Gərizīm and_he _lifted _up voice _of_his and_he/it _called and_he/it _said to/for_them listen to_me Oh _citizens _of Shəkem so_that _he _may _listen to_you(pl) god.

Show passage in OET: JDG 9:21

OET-RV JDG 9:21

21 Then Yotam (Jotham) fled away and escaped and went to Be’er and settled there away from the presence of his half-brother Avimelek.

OET-LV JDG 9:21

21 And_ Yōtām/(Jotham) _he _fled and_he _ran _away and_he/it _went to_Bəʼēr and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived there from_face/in _front _of ʼAⱱīmelek his/its_brother.

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