God: That is, God permitted the evil spirit of jealousy, treachery, and discord, to break out between Abimelech and the Shechemites. Jdg 9:15, Jdg 9:20; 1Sa 16:14-16, 1Sa 18:9-10; 1Ki 12:15, 1Ki 22:22-23; 2Ch 10:15; 2Ch 18:19-22; Isa 19:2, Isa 19:14; 2Th 2:11-12