And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
All the men of Shechem ... and all the house of Millo - i:e. a mound or rampart; so that the meaning is, all the men in the house or temple; namely, the priests of Baal.
Made Abimelech king by the plain of the pillar - rather, by the oak near a raised mound, so that the ceremony of coronation might be conspicuous to a crowd.