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And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that...
The men of the tower of Shechem (probably the same as Beth Millo of verse [1](6) were the leaders of Shechem, except for those who were loyal to Abemilech and supported Zebul; friends and family of Abimelech and Zebul. It appears that the tower of Shechem was not within the city, because it says that they heard about it; if it was inside the city, they would have seen it first-hand. What they heard was this: “…Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt” (Judges 9:45; KJV). That was definitely bad news for these prominent men, and reasons enough for them to flee to the strong-hold of their idol-temple, which was probably close by.
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