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Judges 9:28And Gaal son of Ebed saith, ‘Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we serve him? is he not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him—we?Judges 9:29and oh that this people were in my hand—then I turn Abimelech aside;’ and he saith to Abimelech, ‘Increase thy host, and come out.’Judges 9:30And Zebul, prince of the city, heareth the words of Gaal son of Ebed, and his anger burneth,Judges 9:31and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, ‘Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;Judges 9:32and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who are with thee, and lay wait in the field,Judges 9:33and it hath been, in the morning, about the rising of the sun, thou dost rise early, and hast pushed against the city; and lo, he and the people who are with him are going out unto thee—and thou hast done to him as thy hand doth find.’Judges 9:34And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who are with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem—four detachments;Judges 9:35and Gaal son of Ebed goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the gate of the city, and Abimelech riseth—also the people who are with him—from the ambush,Judges 9:36and Gaal seeth the people, and saith unto Zebul, ‘Lo, people are coming down from the top of the hills;’ and Zebul saith unto him, ‘The shadow of the hills thou art seeing like men.’Judges 9:37And Gaal addeth yet to speak, and saith, ‘Lo, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and another detachment is coming by the way of the oak of Meonenim.’Judges 9:38And Zebul saith unto him, ‘Where is now thy mouth, in that thou sayest, Who is Abimelech that we serve him? is not this the people against which thou hast kicked? go out, I pray thee now, and fight against it.’Judges 9:39And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,Judges 9:40and Abimelech pursueth him, and he fleeth from his presence, and many fall wounded—unto the opening of the gate.Judges 9:41And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.