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Abimelech

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: A By: James P. Boyd

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(father of a king). (1) A line of Philistine kings, like the Pharaohs and Caesars. Kings of Gerar (Gen. 20; 21; 26:1). (2) Son of Gideon by his concubine of Shechem (Judg. 8:31; 9:57³¹And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. (Judges 8:31)
⁵⁷And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. (Judges 9:57); 2 Sam. 11:21²¹Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. (2 Samuel 11:21)). (3) Son of Abiathar, in David’s time (1 Chron. 18:16¹⁶And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; (1 Chronicles 18:16)). (4) Written for the Achish (1 Sam. 21:10¹⁰And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. (1 Samuel 21:10)), in title to Psa. 34.

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