Judges 9:26

English Standard Version 2016

And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him.

Cross References

Genesis 19:7

and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.

Genesis 13:8

Then Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are kinsmen.

Judges 9:25

And the leaders of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountaintops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way. And it was told to Abimelech.

Judges 9:27

And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them and held a festival; and they went into the house of their god and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.

Judges 9:28

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

Judges 9:30

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