NSB(i)
1 Gideon’s son Abimelech went to the town of Shechem. All his mother’s relatives lived there. He told them:
2 »Ask the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you. To have all seventy of Gideon’s sons govern you or to have just one man? Remember that Abimelech is your own flesh and blood.’«
3 His mother’s relatives talked to the men of Shechem about this for him. The men of Shechem decided to follow Abimelech because: »He is our relative.«