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 9:26 - Revised Standard Version And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his kinsmen; and the men of Shechem put confidence in him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 Now Gaal, the son of Ebed, went with his brothers, and crossed over to Shechem. And the inhabitants of Shechem, uplifted by his arrival, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Gaal the son of Obed came with his brethren, and went over to Sichem. And the inhabitants of Sichem, taking courage at his coming, |
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.
And the men of Shechem put men in ambush against him on the mountain tops, and they robbed all who passed by them along that way; and it was told Abimelech.
And they went out into the field, and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and trod them, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank and reviled Abimelech.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.