“When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,”
And Abimelech reigned over Israel three years — Abimelech's rule lasts 3 years (שָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁנִים, shalosh shanim). The brief duration signals instability. The cycle shows that tyrannical rule carries seeds of its own dissolution.
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