Judges 9:26

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the citizens of Shechem trusted him.

Cross References

Genesis 19:7

He said, ‘Don’t do this evil, my brothers.

Genesis 13:8

So Abram said to Lot, ‘Please, let’s not have quarrelling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.

Judges 9:25

The citizens of Shechem rebelled against him by putting men in ambush  on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

Judges 9:27

So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration.  Then they went to the house of their god, and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

Judges 9:28

Gaal son of Ebed said, ‘Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal, and isn’t Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem.  Why should we serve Abimelech?

Judges 9:30

When Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was angry.