Judges 9:39

39 So Gaal led out^[a] the citizens of Shechem and fought Abimelek.

Judges 9:39 in Other Translations

39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

39 And Gaal went out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and fought with Abimelech.

39 So Gaal led the leading citizens of Shechem into battle against Abimelech.

39 Gaal went out, backed by the leaders of Shechem, and did battle with Abimelech.

39 So Gaal went out leading the lords of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,

Judges 9:39 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:39

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem
At the head of them, to meet Abimelech, having gathered together as many, and put them in as good order, as he could, and the time would admit of:

and fought with Abimelech;
without the city.

Judges 9:39 In-Context

37 But Gaal spoke up again: “Look, people are coming down from the central hill, and a company is coming from the direction of the diviners’ tree.”

38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your big talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelek that we should be subject to him?’ Aren’t these the men you ridiculed? Go out and fight them!”

39 So Gaal led out the citizens of Shechem and fought Abimelek.

40 Abimelek chased him all the way to the entrance of the gate, and many were killed as they fled.

41 Then Abimelek stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his clan out of Shechem.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Gaal went out in the sight of"