When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
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Interpretation
Abimelech is seated in the throne his father refused. But how long does this glory last?
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This thought runs through Judges 9:22-26.
Glossary
- Abimelech Person
- My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1. ) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham ( Gen. 20:1-18 ).