Ye have slain his sons, &c. Abimelech's crime is justly charged upon them, as being committed by their consent, approbation, and assistance. Maid-servant His concubine, whom he so calls by way of reproach. Over Shechem By which limitation of their power, and his kingdom, he reflects contempt upon him, and chargeth them with presumption, that, having only power over their own city, they durst impose a king upon all Israel.
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Judges 9:18
18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)