22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
22 After Abimelek had governed Israel three years,
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years.
22 Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years.
22 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years,
22 After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 9:22
Commentary on Judges 9:22-29
(Read Judges 9:22-29)
Abimelech is seated in the throne his father refused. But how long does this glory last? Stay but three years, and see the bramble withered and burned. The prosperity of the wicked is short and fickle. The Shechemites are plagued by no other hand than Abimelech's. They raised him unjustly to the throne; they first feel the weight of his sceptre.