Judges 9:26

Judges 9:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Gaal son of Ebed moved with his clan into Shechem, and its citizens put their confidence in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Context of Judges 9:26

24so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal (Gideon) might come [on the guilty], and that their [innocent] blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who had killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who strengthened his hands (encouraged him) to kill his brothers. 25The leaders of Shechem set men in ambush against Abimelech on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along the road; and it was reported to Abimelech. Now Gaal the son of Ebed came with his relatives, and moved into Shechem; and the leaders of Shechem trusted him. 27They went out into the field, gathered the grapes of their vineyard and trod them, and held a festival; and they entered the house of their god, and they ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech. 28Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not [merely] the son of Jerubbaal and is Zebul not his lieutenant? Serve the men of Hamor the father (founder) of Shechem. Why then should we serve Abimelech?

Judges 9:26 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֞א גַּ֤עַל בֶּן־עֶ֙בֶד֙ וְאֶחָ֔יו וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ בִּשְׁכֶ֑ם וַיִּבְטְחוּ־ב֖וֹ בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Gaalגַּ֫עַלga‛al · GaalH1603
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ebedעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · EbedH5651
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• and went overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• to Shechemשְׁכֶםshekem · ShechemH7927
• and the menבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
• put their confidenceבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982

Cross-references for Judges 9:26

• Genesis 13:8So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife and disagreement between you and me, nor between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, because we are relatives.
• Genesis 19:7and said, “Please, my brothers, do not do something so wicked.

Commentaries on Judges 9:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Gaal the son of Ebed - Of this person we know no more than is here told. He was probably one of the descendants of the Canaanites, who hoped from the state of the public mind, and their disaffection to Abimelech, to cause a revolution, and thus to restore the ancient government as it was under Hamor, the father of Shechem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26It does not appear who Gaal, son of Ebed, was; he may have been an officer sent by Abimelech with a force to bring the men of Shechem back to their allegiance, but who tried to turn the rebellion to his own account. He got into Shechem with a band of men, “his brethren,” unopposed by Zebul, Abimelech‘s officer, and soon gained the confidence of the Shechemites,Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 22-29 Abimelech is seated in the throne his father refused. But how long does this glory last? Stay but three years, and see the bramble withered and burned. The prosperity of the wicked is short and fickle. The Shechemites are plagued by no other hand than Abimelech's. They raised him unjustly to the throne; they first feel the weight of his sceptre.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-41Gaal, son of Ebed (meaning "vile son of a slave"), led a failed rebellion against Abimelech. Many citizens of Shechem died in this event. This partially fulfilled Jotham's curse (Judges 9:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Gaal ... came with his brethren ..., and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him--An insurrection of the original Canaanites, headed by this man, at last broke out in Shechem.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 9:26

• Conspiracy
• Ebed
• Gaal
• Judge

In the dictionaries

• Shechem
• Deserving
• Ebed
• Gaal
• Incline
• Merry
• Middle
• Mouth
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Commentaries on Judges 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary