27
And they went out into the field, and gathered their grapes, and trod them, and made merry; and they brought into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
28
And Gaal the son of Jobel said, Who is Abimelech, and who is the son of Sychem, that we should serve him? not the son of Jerobaal, and not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Emmor the father of Sychem? and why should we serve him?
29
And would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech, and I would say to him, Multiply thy host, and come out.
30
And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Jobel, and he was very angry.
31
And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Jobel and his brethren are come to Sychem; and behold, they have besieged the city against thee.
32
And now rise up by night, thou and the people with thee, and lay wait in the field.
33
And it shall come to pass in the morning at sunrising, thou shalt rise up early and draw toward the city; and behold, he and the people with him will come forth against thee, and thou shalt do to him according to thy power.
34
And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.
35
And Gaal the son of Jobel went forth, and stood by the door of the gate of the city: and Abimelech and the people with him rose up from the ambuscade.
36
And Gaal the son of Jobel saw the people, and said to Zebul, Behold, a people comes down from the top of the mountains: and Zebul said to him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as men.
37
And Gaal continued to speak and said, Behold, a people comes down westward from the part bordering on the middle of the land, and another company comes by the way of Helon Maonenim.