We are not told how soon after the death of Gideon these events happened. There must have been time for the apostasy and establishment of Baal-wors…

And Abimelech. —This narrative of the rise and fall of Abimelech, “the bramble king,” is singularly vivid in many of its details, …

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem, unto
his mother's brethren
It see…

The men of Shechem chose Abimelech king. God was not consulted whether they should have any king, much less who it should be.

If parents coul…