Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Judges 9:22

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Judges 9:22 - 9:22

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Judges 9:22 - 9:22

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9:1 - 9:1
9:2 - 9:2
9:4 - 9:4
9:5 - 9:5
9:6 - 9:6
9:7 - 9:7
9:13 - 9:13
9:21 - 9:21
9:22 - 9:22
9:23 - 9:23
9:26 - 9:26
9:28 - 9:28
9:50 - 9:50
9:51 - 9:51

Jdg 9:22-49. Gaal’s conspiracy.

When Abimelech had reigned three years - His reign did not, probably at first, extend beyond Shechem; but by stealthy and progressive encroachments he subjected some of the neighboring towns to his sway. None could “reign” in Israel, except by rebellious usurpation; and hence the reign of Abimelech is expressed in the original by a word signifying “despotism,” not that which describes the mild and divinely authorized rule of the judge.