Judges 9:34-45

34So Abimelech and all the people who were with him got up at night, and lay in wait against Shechem, in four 1units. 35Now Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood at the entrance of the city gate; and Abimelech and the people who were with him arose from the ambush. 36When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “2Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” But Zebul said to him, “You are seeing the shadow of the mountains as if they were people.” 37And Gaal spoke yet again and said, “Look, people are coming down from 3the 4highest part of the land, and one 5unit is coming by way of 6the diviners’ 7oak.” 38Then Zebul said to him, “Where then is your 8boasting with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Is this not the people whom you rejected? Go out now and fight them!” 39So Gaal went out 9in the sight of the 10leaders of Shechem and fought Abimelech. 40But Abimelech chased him, and he fled from him; and many fell wounded up to the entrance of the gate. 41Then Abimelech stayed in Arumah, but Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives so that they could not stay in Shechem.

42Now it came about the next day, that the people went out to the field, and it was reported to Abimelech. 43So he took 11his people and divided them into three 12units, and lay in wait in the field; when he looked and 13saw the people coming out from the city, he 14attacked them and killed them. 44Then Abimelech and the 15company who was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the city gate; the other two 16companies then attacked all who were in the field and killed them. 45Abimelech fought against the city that whole day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he 17tore down the city and sowed it with salt.