Judges 9:47

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

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Interpretation

Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another.

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This thought runs through Judges 9:46-49.

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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 ).
Tower of Shechem Place: Biblical structure. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.