Had reigned - Rather, “had ruled.” It is not the phrase used in Judges 9:6. It looks as if the Shechemites alone had made him king, and the …

Had reigned. —The verb is here sûr, not malak, as in Judges 9:6; but whether the change of word is meant to be s…

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel. The people in general consenting to what the men of Shechem had done,…

Abimelech is seated on the throne his father refused. But how long does this glory last? Wait just three years, and see the bramble withered and bu…