Judges 9:26 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁶ And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ And Gaal son of Ebed came with his kinsmen and moved into Shechem, and the men of Shechem put confidence in him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem; and the men of Shechem put their trust in him.

Common English Bible

²⁶ Then Gaal, Ebed’s son, and his relatives came passing through Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem shifted their allegiance to him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ Now Gaal, the son of Ebed, went with his brothers, and crossed over to Shechem. And the inhabitants of Shechem, uplifted by his arrival,

Judges 9:26 Cross References

Genesis 13:8

And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren.

Genesis 19:7

And he said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly.

Judges 9:25

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Judges 9:27

And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

Judges 9:28

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve ye the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?

Judges 9:30

And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.