In 9.1-6: Abimelech seizes royal power.
In verse 1-3: Abimelech's mother belong to a clan of Shechem (8.31).
In verse 5: On one stone may indicate a parody of sacrifice (1 Sam 14.33-34), but clearly communicates that the killing was deliberate and cold-blooded.
In verse 6: Beth-millo indicates a building (literally "House on Filled-Up Ground"), but here must refer to a group in Shechem's system of government (v. 20; compare "White House").
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