Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Whether is better for you ... that all the sons of Jerubbaal ... or that one reign over you? - a false insinuation, artfully contrived to stir up jealousy and alarm. Gideon had rejected with abhorrence the proposal to make himself or any of his family king; and there is no evidence that any of his other sons coveted the title.