Judges 9:16-21

Judges 9:16-21

[16] Now therefore, if ye have done  truly  and sincerely,  in that ye have made Abimelech  king,  and if ye have dealt  with Jerubbaal  and his house,  and have done  unto him according to the deserving  of his hands;  [17] (For my father  fought  for you, and adventured  his life  far,  and delivered  you out of the hand  of Midian:  [18] And ye are risen up  against my father's  house  this day,  and have slain  his sons,  threescore and ten  persons,  upon one  stone,  and have made Abimelech,  the son  of his maidservant,  king  over the men  of Shechem,  because he is your brother;)  [19] If ye then have dealt  truly  and sincerely  with Jerubbaal  and with his house  this day,  then rejoice  ye in Abimelech,  and let him also rejoice  in you: [20] 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.  [21] And Jotham  ran away,  and fled,  to Beer,  and dwelt  there, for fear  of Abimelech  his brother.