Judges 9:1 meaning and explanation

Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,

Judges 9:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Judges 9 opens with Abimelech, a son of Gideon (called Jerubbaal), going to his mother's relatives in Shechem. His father had refused kingship and had many sons, so Abimelech has no clear claim to rule.

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