Judges 9:1–57 (ESV)Structure and outlineThe structure of the Abimelech accountShareInformationReading ListEnglishJudges 9:1–57 (ESV)1 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family,Abimelech’s accession to kingship (Judges 9:1–6) = the crimeThe Jotham fable (Judges 9:7–21) = the curseThe demise of Abimelech (Judges 9:22–55) = the conflict that leads to judgmentThe epilogue (Judges 9:56–57) = the conclusion
1 Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother’s family,