Judges 9:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

Judges 9:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 9:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 9:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““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.””

Judges 9:2 — World English Bible

Judges 9:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”

Judges 9:2 — American Standard Version

Judges 9:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which <FI>is<Fi> good for you--the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? --and ye have remembered that I <FI>am<Fi> your bone and your flesh.'”

Judges 9:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 9:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”

Judges 9:2 — Darby Translation

Judges 9:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierubbaal, which are seuentie persons, reigne ouer you, either that one reigne ouer you? Remember also, that I am your bone, and your flesh.”

Judges 9:2 — Geneva Bible

Judges 9:2 in Context — Judges 9

1 Y FUÉSE Abimelech hijo de Jerobaal á Sichêm, á los hermanos de su madre, y habló con ellos, y con toda la familia de la casa del padre de su madre, diciendo:

2 Yo os ruego que habléis á oídos de todos los de Sichêm: ¿Qué tenéis por mejor, que os señoreen setenta hombres, todos los hijos de Jerobaal; ó que os señoree un varón? Acordaos que yo soy hueso vuestro, y carne vuestra.

3 Y hablaron por él los hermanos de su madre á oídos de todos los de Sichêm todas estas palabras: y el corazón de ellos se inclinó en favor de Abimelech, porque decían: Nuestro hermano es.

4 Y diéronle setenta [siclos] de plata del templo de Baal-berith, con los cuales Abimelech alquiló hombres ociosos y vagabundos, que le siguieron.

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