But Abraham lodged a complaint ¹  against Abimelech concerning a well ²  that Abimelech’s servants had seized. ³ 

Abimelech commanded ¹  Israel for three years.

God sent a spirit to stir up hostility ¹  between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal ²  to Abimelech.

When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home. ¹ 

So Gaal led the leaders of Shechem out ¹  and fought Abimelech.

The next day the Shechemites ¹  came out to the field. When Abimelech heard about it, ² 

Abimelech heard ¹  that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place. ² 

Abimelech moved on ¹  to Thebez; he besieged and captured it. ² 

a woman threw an upper millstone ¹  down on his ²  head and shattered his skull.

If only these men ¹  were under my command, ²  I would get rid of Abimelech!” He challenged Abimelech, ³  “Muster ⁴  your army and come out for battle!” ⁵ 

Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty. ¹ 

Abimelech asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these ¹  seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”

Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave us and go elsewhere, ¹  for you have become much more powerful ²  than we are.”

Now Abimelech had come ¹  to him from Gerar along with ²  Ahuzzah his friend ³  and Phicol the commander of his army.

His concubine, ¹  who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech. ² 

Then Jotham ran away ¹  to Beer and lived there to escape from ²  Abimelech his half-brother. ³ 

Abimelech went back ¹  to Arumah; Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem. ² 

Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”

Then Abimelech asked ¹  Abraham, “What prompted you to do this thing?” ²