Judges 9:34-40

34So Abimelech and all his soldiers came out at night. They hid in four groups outside Shechem.

35The next morning, Gaal stood beside the city gate. Abimelech and his men came out from the places where they were hiding.

36Gaal saw them. He said to Zebul, ‘Look! There are men coming down from the tops of the hills.’ Zebul replied, ‘No, you are wrong. You can see shadows in the hills. They only look like men.’

37Gaal said again, ‘Look! I can really see men who are coming down from the middle of the land. There is another group of men who are coming along the road from the Diviner's Oak Tree.’

38Then Zebul said to Gaal, ‘What has happened to your proud words now? You boasted when you said, “Abimelech is nobody! We should not serve him.” Here are the men that you insulted as useless! So now go out and fight them!’

39Gaal led the men of Shechem out of the city to fight against Abimelech.

40Abimelech chased after him. Gaal and his men ran back to the city. But Abimelech and his men caught and killed many of them before they reached the city gate.