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Then Abimelech stayed in Arumah, but Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives so that they could not stay in Shechem.

Now it came about the next day, that the people went out to the field, and it was reported to Abimelech.

So he took ^(F1)his people and divided them into three ^(F2)units, and lay in wait in the field; when he looked and ^(F3)saw the people coming out from the city, he ^(F4)attacked them and killed them.

Then Abimelech and the ^(F1)company who was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the city gate; the other two ^(F2)companies then attacked all who were in the field and killed them.

Abimelech fought against the city that whole day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he ^(C1)tore down the city and sowed it with salt.