Mount Gerzim lay near Shechem, and near Mount Ebal. The valley between these two mountains of Gerizim and Ebal was a famous place, employed for a religious use, even for the solemn reading of the law, and its blessings and curses, Deuteronomy 11:29, Deuteronomy 27:12 Joshua 8:33; and therefore it is probable it was still used, even by the superstitious and idolatrous Israelites, for such-like occasions, who delighted to use the same places which their religious ancestors had consecrated and used. Lifted up his voice, and cried; so as they that stood in the valley might hear him, though not suddenly come at him to take him. Ye men of Shechem; who are here met together upon a solemn occasion, as Josephus notes, Abimelech being absent. That God may harken unto you, when you cry unto him for mercy; so he conjures and persuades to give him patient audience, as they did.
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Judges 9:7
7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.