While Abimelech stayed in Arumah, Zebul drove Gaal and his relatives out so that they could not stay in Shechem.
Judges 9:42 - Tree of Life Version Now it came to pass the next day that the people went out into the field, and it was reported to Abimelech. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The next day the men went out into the fields, and Abimelech was told. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. Common English Bible The next day, the men of Shechem went out into the fields. When it was reported to Abimelech, Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, on the following day, the people departed into the field. And when this had been reported to Abimelech, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So the day following, the people went out into the field, And it was told Abimelech. |
While Abimelech stayed in Arumah, Zebul drove Gaal and his relatives out so that they could not stay in Shechem.
So he took his people, divided them into three columns, and lay in ambush in the field. When he looked and saw the people were coming out of the city, he pounced on them and struck them down.