Cross references
Judges 9:5
He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.
Judges 9:5 has 8 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Kings 11:1–2 (5 votes) and Judges 6:24 (4 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Judges 6 to Matthew 2.
Which verses does Judges 9:5 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- 2 Kings 11:1–25 votes
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.
- Judges 6:244 votes
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- 2 Chronicles 21:44 votes
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
- Judges 8:303 votes
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
- Judges 9:23 votes
“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
- 2 Kings 10:173 votes
When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.
- Matthew 2:163 votes
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
- Matthew 2:203 votes
“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.”
Which verses point to Judges 9:5?
The 10 strongest of 12.