1. Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem —The idolatry which had been stealthily creeping into Israel during the latter years of Gideon was now openly professed; Shechem was wholly inhabited by its adherents; at least, idolaters had the ascendency. Abimelech, one of Gideon's numerous sons, was connected with that place. Ambitious of sovereign power, and having plied successfully the arts of a demagogue with his maternal relatives and friends, he acquired both the influence and money by which he raised himself to a throne. communed . . . with all the family of the house of his mother's father —Here is a striking instance of the evils of polygamy—one son has connections and interests totally alien to those of his brothers. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-jdg-9-001
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Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological