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that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
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God's Inescapable Justice
Commentators explain that this verse explicitly states the purpose behind the conflict: to enact divine justice. Scripture consistently affirms the principle of 'Divine Nemesis,' where God providentially ensures that wickedness, especially bloodshed, is held to account. The subsequent events are framed as God's direct response to the massacre of Gideon's sons.
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19th Century
Anglican
That the cruelty ... might come ... upon Abimelech. — Scripture is always most emphatic in the recognition of the Divine …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come That vengeance might come on the authors of it; so thin…
Presbyterian
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…
