Judges 9:1-21

Abimelech seeks power by persuading the people of Shechem to make him king. He murders his seventy brothers, but Jotham, the youngest, survives. Jotham shares a parable warning the people about the consequences of choosing Abimelech as their ruler. He condemns their actions and warns that judgment will come upon both Abimelech and the people of Shechem before fleeing to safety.