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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.

Judges 9:5 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીન્યાયાધીશો ૯:૫
ઓફ્રામાં તે પોતાના પિતાના ઘરે ગયો અને એક પથ્થર પર પોતાના સિત્તેર ભાઈઓને મારી નાખ્યા હતા, પણ યરુબાલનો સૌથી નાનો દીકરો યોથામ બચી ગયો હતો, કેમ કે તે સંતાઈ ગયો હતો.
हिन्दीन्यायियों ९:५
तब उसने ओप्रा में अपने पिता के घर जा के अपने भाइयों को जो यरूब्बाल के सत्तर पुत्र थे एक ही पत्थर पर घात किया; परन्तु यरूब्बाल का योताम नामक लहुरा पुत्र छिपकर बच गया।

In context

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.

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.

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