Judges 9:56

56 In this way, the evil that Abimelech had done against his father, by killing his 70 brothers, God turned back on him.

Judges 9:56 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:56

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech which he did
unto his father
To the disgrace of his father's character, and to the hurt of his father's family:

in slaying his seventy brethren;
excepting one, which was a piece of unheard of wickedness, attended with most sad aggravations; the shedding such blood required blood to be shed again, and it was righteous judgment God rendered to him; this, and the following verse contain the remarks made upon this history by the writer of it, who, as we have seen, in all probability, was the Prophet Samuel.

Judges 9:56 In-Context

54 He quickly called his armor-bearer and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, or they'll say about me, 'A woman killed him.' " So his armor-bearer thrust him through, and he died.

55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home.

56 In this way, the evil that Abimelech had done against his father, by killing his 70 brothers, God turned back on him.

57 And God also returned all the evil of the men of Shechem on their heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came on them.