His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Gideon enjoyed the fruits of his heroism for the rest of his life. He was wealthy enough to afford many wives who bore him 70 sons. In this respect Gideon lived like many ancient Near Eastern kings who normally married many wives and fathered many offspring. He followed pagan cultural customs and violated God’s will (Genesis 2:24). He not only accumulated much gold as a king (Judges 8:26), but he also collected many wives as a king (cf. Deuteronomy 17:17).