Judges 9:47
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
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Gill's Exposition
And Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon,.... A mountain near Shechem, and thought to be the same with Salmon in Psa 68:14 which seems to have had its name from the shade of the trees which grew upon…
Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his country, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a…
Abimelech destroys Shechem and Migdal-Shechem
After the Shechemites have suffered the severe defeat just described, and Abimelech has retired and dwelt at Arumah, it is incredible that, on the next…