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Judges 9 Judges 9 is a sobering study of ambition, compromise, character, and consequences. It begins after the death of Gideon, also called Jerubbaal, when one of his sons, Abimelech, decided that he wanted to rule. Gideon himself had refused Israel’s offer of kingship, declaring, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son…