Judges 9:22-25

22Abimelech ruled Israel for three years.

23Then God caused the leaders of Shechem to turn against Abimelech. They were no longer friends.

24God did this to punish Abimelech because he had killed his brothers, Gideon's 70 sons. The leaders of Shechem were also guilty for their murder, because they had helped Abimelech.

25The leaders of Shechem no longer obeyed Abimelech. They sent men to hide in the hills near Shechem. Those men robbed everyone who travelled on that road. But someone told Abimelech about this.