Describes a time when Israel was ruled by judges and the cycle of turning away from God, facing trouble, and then returning to Him.
And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
I wish these people were under my control! Then, I would get rid of Abimelech. He told Abimelech, "Make your army bigger and attack."