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"God Fulfills Jotham’s Curse Abimelech commanded Israel for three years."
— Judges 9:22, NET Bible
“When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,”
“And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years. ”
“Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.”
“So Abimelech reigned over Israel three years.”
“So Abimelech was chief over Israel for three years.”
“When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,”
So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness!
But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”
Then Jotham ran away to Beer and lived there to escape from Abimelech his half-brother.
God Fulfills Jotham’s Curse Abimelech commanded Israel for three years.
God sent a spirit to stir up hostility between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal to Abimelech.
He did this so the violent deaths of Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons might be avenged and Abimelech, their half-brother who murdered them, might have to pay for their spilled blood, along with the leaders of Shechem who helped him murder them.
The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting bandits in the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it.