When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel.
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Judges 9:22
Judges 9:22
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not…Judges 9:22-57Judges 9:22-57 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
9:22
Had reigned. The Hebrew word here used is quite a different one from that in 9:8, 9:10, 9:12, 9:14, and elsewhere, where the reign of a king is designated. It means to exercise dominion, to be a chief…