4 So they gave him 70 pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech hired worthless and reckless men with this money, and they followed him.
5 He went to his father’s house in Ophrah and killed his 70 brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, on top of a large stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
6 Then all the lords of Shechem and of Beth-millo gathered together and proceeded to make Abimelech king at the oak of the pillar in Shechem.
7 When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and called to them:Listen to me, lords of Shechem,and may God listen to you:
8 The trees set outto 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 giving my oilthat honors both God and man,and rule over the trees? ”
10 Then the trees said to the fig tree,“Come and reign over us.”