Millo] apparently a Shechemite family, or a town near Shechem (Judges 9:20). The word has a different meaning in 1 Kings 9:15; 2 Kings 12:20. King] Abimelech is no Israelite king, but simply the ruler over the single city of Shechem; nothing implies that the Hebrews recognised this royalty. Plain] RV 'oak': cp. Genesis 35:4; Joshua 24:26; 1 Samuel 11:15. Pillar] like the 'asherah,' a regular feature of a Canaanite shrine.

7-21. Jotham's parable and flight.

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