Judges 9:3

Brethren — That is, kinsmen. He is our brother — They were easily persuaded to believe what served their own interest.

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Genesis 29:15 ; Proverbs 1:11-14 ; Psalms 10:3

³ And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to followb Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

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Judges 9:3