19. so if you’ve acted faithfully and innocently toward Jerubbaal and his household today, then be happy with Abimelech and let him be happy with you.
20. But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and burn up the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and burn up Abimelech."
21. Then Jotham ran away. He fled to Beer and stayed there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
22. Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
23. Then God stirred up ill will between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and they acted like traitors toward Abimelech.