Whereas the Spirit of God comes upon Othniel (Judges 3:10), Gideon (Judges 6:34), Jephthah (Judges 11:29), and Samson (Judges 13:25; Judges 14:6, Judges 14:9; Judges 15:14), now God sends an evil spirit between Abimelech and the ba‘als of Shechem.
Whereas the Spirit of God comes upon Othniel (Judges 3:10), Gideon (Judges 6:34), Jephthah (Judges 11:29), and Samson (Judges 13:25; Judges 14:6, Judges 14:9; Judges 15:14), now God sends an evil spirit between Abimelech and the ba‘als of Shechem.
23 And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech,