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And Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers came. And they passed on into Shechem. And the leaders of Shechem trusted in him.

And they went out into the fields and gathered their vineyards, and trod out, and made a festival, and went into the house of their god and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his commander? Serve the men of Hamorthe father of Shechem! And why should weserve him?

And who will give this people in my hand? Then I would remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Multiply your army and come out.

And Zebul, the leader of the city, heard the words of Gaal, the son of Ebed; and his anger glowed.

And craftily he sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, Behold, Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his brothers have come to Shechem. And, behold, they are fortifying the city against you.

And now rise up by night, you and the people with you, and lie in wait in the field.

And it shall be, in the morning, about the sunrise, you shall rise early and charge against the city. And, behold, he and the people with him will come out to you; and you shall do to him as you find your hand able to do .

And Abimelech rose up by night, and all the people with him; and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.

And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out and stood at the opening of the gate of the city. And Abimelech and the people with him rose up from the ambush.

And Gaal saw the people, and he said to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said to him, You are seeing the shadow of the mountains like men.

And Gaal spoke again and said, Behold, people are coming down from the high part of the land, and one company is coming by the way of the Sorcerers' Oak.

And Zebul said to him, Now where is your mouth with which you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is this not the people you despised? Now go out now and fight against it.

And Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him. And many fell down wounded, to the opening of the gate.

And Abimelech remained in Arumah. And Zebul threw Gaal and his brothers out from living in Shechem.