reigned. exercised power over. Hebrew. sur, Occurs only here, and Hosea 8:4; Hosea 12:4.
three years.. usurpation, and therefore not included in Anno Dei reckoning. See App-50. They are concurrent with Tola's first three.
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Judges 9:22
22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,