Judg 9:6 | JFB | STEP | 6. all the men of Shechem ..., and all the house of Millo-- that is, a mound or rampart, so that the meaning is, all the men in the house or temple; namely, the priests of Baal. made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar-- rather, "by the oak near a raised mound"--so that the ceremony of coronation might be conspicuous to a crowd.

‏ Judges 9:6

6. all the men of Shechem ..., and all the house of Millo--that is, a mound or rampart, so that the meaning is, all the men in the house or temple; namely, the priests of Baal.

made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar--rather, "by the oak near a raised mound"--so that the ceremony of coronation might be conspicuous to a crowd.