# God did this so the violence done ... helped him murder his brothers

The passive phrases can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God did this to avenge the seventy sons whom Abimelech their brother murdered and the men of Shechem helped murder" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# seventy

"70" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

# Jerub Baal

This is another name for Gideon. See how you translated this in [Judges 6:32](../06/32.md).