Judges 9:22-41

22And AbimelechH40 ruled over IsraelH3478 threeH7969 yearsH8141.

23And 1GodH430 sentH7971 an evilH7451 spiritH7307 between AbimelechH40 and the citizensH1167 of ShechemH7927; and the citizensH1167 of ShechemH7927 dealtH898 treacherouslyH898 with AbimelechH40,

24that the violenceH2555 [done] to the seventyH7657 sonsH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 might comeH935, and their bloodH1818 be laid upon AbimelechH40 their brotherH251, who slewH2026 them, and upon the citizensH1167 of ShechemH7927, who had strengthenedH2388 his handsH3027 to slayH2026 his brethren.

25And the citizensH1167 of ShechemH7927 setH7760 liers in waitH693 for him on the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022, and they robbedH1497 all that came along that wayH1870 by them. And it was toldH5046 AbimelechH40.

26And GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 cameH935 with his brethren, and wentH935 over to ShechemH7927; and the citizensH1167 of ShechemH7927 put confidence in him.

27And they wentH3318 out into the fieldsH7704, and gatheredH1219 their vineyardsH3754, and trode [the grapes], and madeH6213 rejoicings, and wentH3318 into the houseH1004 of their 2godH430, and ateH398 and drankH8354, and cursedH7043 AbimelechH40.

28And GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 saidH559, Who is AbimelechH40, and who is ShechemH7927, that we should serveH5647 him? is he not the sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378? and ZebulH2083 his overseerH6496? ServeH5647 the menH376 of HamorH2544 the fatherH1 of ShechemH7927! and whyH4069 should we serveH5647 him?

29Oh! would that this peopleH5971 were under my handH3027! then would I removeH5493 AbimelechH40. And he saidH559 to AbimelechH40, IncreaseH7235 thine armyH6635, and comeH3318 out.

30And ZebulH2083 the ruler of the cityH5892 heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651, and his angerH639 was kindled;

31and he sentH7971 messengersH4397 to AbimelechH40 craftily, sayingH559, Behold, GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 and his brethren are comeH935 to ShechemH7927, and behold, they shut up the cityH5892 against thee;

32and nowH6258, riseH6965 up by nightH3915, thou and the peopleH5971 that are with thee, and lieH693 in ambushH693 in the fieldsH7704.

33And it shall beH1961 in the morningH1242 when the sunH8121 is up, thou shalt riseH7925 earlyH7925, and fall upon the cityH5892; and behold, he and the peopleH5971 that is with him shall come out against thee, and thou shalt do with him as thou shalt findH4672 occasion.

34And AbimelechH40 roseH6965 up, and all the peopleH5971 that were with him, by nightH3915, and they layH693 in ambushH693 against ShechemH7927 in fourH702 companiesH7218.

35And GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 wentH3318 out, and stoodH5975 in the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179 of the cityH5892. Then AbimelechH40 roseH6965 up, and the peopleH5971 that were with him, out of the ambushH3993.

36And GaalH1603 sawH7200 the peopleH5971, and saidH559 to ZebulH2083, Behold, peopleH5971 are comingH3381 downH3381 from the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022. And ZebulH2083 saidH559 to him, Thou seest the shadowH6738 of the mountainsH2022 as menH376.

37And GaalH1603 spokeH1696 againH5750, and saidH559, Behold, peopleH5971 are comingH935 downH3381 from the high part of the landH776, and oneH259 companyH7218 is comingH935 along by the wayH1870 of the Magician's oak.

38ThenH645 saidH559 ZebulH2083 to him, WhereH834 is nowH6258 thy mouthH6310, thou that saidst, Who is AbimelechH40, that we should serveH5647 him? is not this the peopleH5971 that thou hast despised? goH3318 out nowH6258, I pray, and fightH3898 against them.

39And GaalH1603 wentH3318 out before the citizensH1167 of ShechemH7927, and foughtH3898 against AbimelechH40.

40And AbimelechH40 pursuedH7291 him, and he fledH5127 before him, and there fellH5307 manyH7227 woundedH2491, as far as the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179.

41And AbimelechH40 dweltH3427 at Arumah. And ZebulH2083 droveH1644 out GaalH1603 and his brethren, that they might not dwellH3427 in ShechemH7927.