Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
(2) There is no clearer lesson in the history of mankind exhibiting the consummate wickedness of polygamy and concubinage than is to be found in this extended story of the posterity of Gideon.  Hervey stated that, "It was polygamy that produced family discord, destroyed filial affection, resulted in strife, wholesale murder, and produced an ignoble and contemptible herd of helpless princes."[3]