“And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.”
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place — Abimelech's death triggers dissolution. His forces scatter (וַיֵּלְכוּ אִישׁ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, vayel'chu ish l'mekomo). Loyalty is contingent.
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