Judges 9:22 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²²When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

Judges 9:22 —

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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 22-49)

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 co 7611 untry, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a king; and not only the Shechemites, but many other places, paid him respect. They must have been fond of a king that could please themselves with such a one as this. But the triumphing of the wicked…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 22)

22. When Abimelech had reigned three years--His reign did not, probably at first, extend beyond Shechem; but by stealthy and progressive encroachments he subjected some of the neighboring towns to his sway. None could “reign” in Israel, except by rebellious usurpation; and hence the reign of Abimelech is expressed in the original by a word signifying “despotism,” not that which describes the mild…