Albert Barnes Commentary Judges 9:2

"Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh." — Judges 9:2 (ASV)

The men of Shechem - literally, “the masters.” Compare (Joshua 24:11); (1 Samuel 23:11–12).