Judges 9:22-24

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Abimelech Fights Against Shechem

²² Abimelech ruled the Israelites for three years. ^23-24 Abimelech had killed Gideon’s 70 sons—and they were his own brothers. The leaders of Shechem had supported him in doing this evil thing. So God caused trouble between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. And they began planning ways to hurt Abimelech.