Judges 9: The Rise and Fall of Abimelech

Gideon’s son Abimelech kills his seventy brothers and is made king at Shechem, but the youngest, Jotham, escapes and tells a parable of trees choosing a thornbush to rule them. God turns Abimelech and Shechem against each other; Abimelech razes the city and dies at Thebez, and God repays them both.

Reading level: General

View full study notes for this chapter →

Question 1 of 18 · 0 correct so far

What argument did Abimelech send to Shechem’s leaders through his mother’s relatives (Judges 9:1-3)?

A king the LORD chose was better than one the people choseYielding to Ephraim was better than another war with MidianOne ruler of their own blood was better than Gideon’s seventy sonsJotham as ruler was better than any of Gideon’s older sons