Jotham (son of Jerubbaal)
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Named at Judges 9:5 as “Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal”. At 9:4–5 Abimelech goes to his father’s house at Ophrah and kills his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham “was left, for he hid himself.” At 9:7–20 Jotham goes and stands on the top of Mount Gerizim, lifts up his voice and cries out, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you,” tells of the trees that set out to anoint a king over themselves, and ends, “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.” At 9:21 he runs away and flees, and goes to Beer and lives there, for fear of Abimelech his brother; and 9:57 says, “God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.”
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- JDG 9:1–6, engwebp
1Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brothers, and spoke with them and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
2“Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
3His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”
4They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and reckless fellows who followed him.
5He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
6All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
- JDG 9:7–15, engwebp
7When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
9“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
10“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
11“But the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
12“The trees said to the vine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
13“The vine said to them, ‘Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
14“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
15“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
- JDG 9:16–21, engwebp
16“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
17(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;
18and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);
19if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
20but 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.”
21Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
- JDG 9:56–57, engwebp
56Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father in killing his seventy brothers;
57and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
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Gideon — Father of — Jotham (son of Jerubbaal)
Evidence: Judges 9:1–6, Judges 9:56–57
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Jotham (son of Jerubbaal) — Sibling of — Abimelech (son of Jerubbaal)
Evidence: Judges 9:16–21
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Took part in (3) — Abimelech kills his brothers, seventy persons, on one stone, and the men of Shechem make him king, Jotham cries out from the top of Mount Gerizim what the trees and the bramble said, Jotham’s word to the men of Shechem who made Abimelech king, and his flight to Beer
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He went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
Jotham ran away and fled, and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
and God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Jotham (son of Jerubbaal) (person-jotham-jerubbaal) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/jotham-jerubbaal Current wording: Named at Judges 9:5 as “Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal”. At 9:4–5 Abimelech goes to his father’s house at Ophrah and kills his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone; but Jotham “was left, for he hid himself.” At 9:7–20 Jotham goes and stands on the top of Mount Gerizim, lifts up his voice and cries out, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you,” tells of the trees that set out to anoint a king over themselves, and ends, “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.” At 9:21 he runs away and flees, and goes to Beer and lives there, for fear of Abimelech his brother; and 9:57 says, “God repaid all the wickedness of the men of Shechem on their heads; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came on them.” Cited evidence: JDG 9:1–6, engwebp / JDG 9:7–15, engwebp / JDG 9:16–21, engwebp / JDG 9:56–57, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.