This was how God punished Abimelech for murdering his 70 brothers. He had made his father’s name look bad. God was also punishing the people of Shechem for all the bad things that they had done. Jotham, son of Gideon had said that these things should happen.
Judges 9:56-57
這樣，上帝報應亞比米勒向他父親所行的惡，就是殺了弟兄七十個人的惡。 示劍人的一切惡，上帝也都報應在他們頭上； 耶路‧巴力的兒子約坦的咒詛歸到他們身上了。
士師記 9:56-57