Jueces 9:29

29 ¡Quién pusiera este pueblo en mis manos! Entonces yo quitaría a Abimelec. Diría a Abimelec: Aumenta tu ejército, y sal.

Jueces 9:29 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:29

And would to God this people were under my hand
Or government, that I were but the ruler of their city, and general of their forces:

then would I remove Abimelech;
from his kingly office, and rid Shechem of him, and all the country round about, and indeed remove him out of the world:

and he said to Abimelech;
as if he was present, in a hectoring and blustering manner; or he said what follows to his officer under him, that represented him; or he sent a messenger to him, saying,

increase thine army, and come out;
bidding him defiance, challenging him to come into the open field and fight him, and bring as many forces along with him as he could or would, not doubting but he should be a match for him; and the men of Shechem would see they had nothing to fear from him, having such a man as Gaal at the head of them; this he said to engage the Shechemites to make him their ruler.

Jueces 9:29 In-Context

27 Y salieron al campo y vendimiaron sus viñedos, pisaron las uvas e hicieron fiesta; y entrando a la casa de su dios, comieron y bebieron y maldijeron a Abimelec.

28 Entonces Gaal, hijo de Ebed, dijo: ¿Quién es Abimelec y quién es Siquem para que le sirvamos? ¿No es acaso hijo de Jerobaal, y no es Zebul su oficial? Servid a los hombres de Hamor, padre de Siquem; pero ¿por qué hemos de servirle a él?

29 ¡Quién pusiera este pueblo en mis manos! Entonces yo quitaría a Abimelec. Diría a Abimelec: Aumenta tu ejército, y sal.

30 Y cuando Zebul, gobernante de la ciudad, oyó las palabras de Gaal, hijo de Ebed, se encendió en ira.

31 Y envió encubiertamente mensajeros a Abimelec, diciendo: He aquí que Gaal, hijo de Ebed, y sus parientes han venido a Siquem, y he aquí que están incitando a la ciudad contra ti.