Judges 9:2
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.
Cross-references
Judges 8:30 explains that Gideon had seventy sons, confirming the number Abimelech references here.
Genesis 29:14 uses the identical phrase 'bone and flesh' by Laban to Jacob, establishing kinship language.
2 Samuel 19:13 has David using the same 'bone and flesh' appeal to Amasa, a parallel political kinship claim.
1 Chronicles 11:1 has all Israel saying to David 'we are your bone and flesh', mirroring Abimelech's claim.
Genesis 2:23 is the origin of 'bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh', the source of Abimelech's kinship language.
In 2 Samuel 5:1, Israel uses the same 'flesh and blood' argument to rally behind David, mirroring Abimelech's political appeal.
In 2 Samuel 19:12, David appeals to Judah as 'my own flesh and blood' to restore unity, echoing Abimelech's kinship claim.
In 1 Kings 1:5, Adonijah similarly asserts himself as king, paralleling Abimelech's self-promotion as ruler.