Judges 9:23 meaning and explanation
God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
Judges 9:23, Berean Standard Bible
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Abimelech had murdered his seventy brothers and been made king by the leaders of Shechem, who paid him silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Here the narrator says God himself sent a spirit of animosity between them and caused the leaders to act treacherously toward Abimelech.
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