My Father Is King: Abimelech, Judges 8-9

Saul is remembered as Israel's first king. He wasn't the first to try. Gideon's son Abimelech wants the crown his father turned down.

A manga of the Bible: every word spoken and narrated is taken from scripture (the Berean Standard Bible).

Chapters

  • Chapter 1: Judges 8–9. Gideon refused a crown. At his burial, the son of his concubine starts to wonder what it would take.
  • Chapter 2: Judges 9. Abimelech finds the money, the men and the night to take what he wants.
  • Chapter 3: Judges 9. The brother who got away climbs a mountain and tells the city a story about trees choosing a king.
  • Chapter 4: Judges 9. A newcomer stirs Shechem against its king, and someone inside the city is watching.
  • Chapter 5: Judges 9. Shechem thinks the danger has passed. Abimelech does not forget.
  • Chapter 6: Judges 9. Another town, another tower. This time someone is waiting on the roof.