Had reigned. — The verb is here sûr, not malak, as in Judges 9:6; but whether the change of word is meant to be significant we cannot say.
Over Israel — i.e., over all the Israelites who would accept his authority — mainly the central tribes.
Related Commentaries of Judges 9:22
Judges 9:22
22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,