Jueces 9:29

29 Fuérame dado este pueblo bajo mi mano, yo echaría luego a Abimelec. Y decía 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 saliendo al campo, vendimiaron sus viñas, y pisaron la uva, e hicieron alegrías; y entrando en el templo de sus dioses, comieron y bebieron, y maldijeron a Abimelec

28 Y Gaal hijo de Ebed dijo: ¿Quién es Abimelec y qué es Siquem, para que nosotros le sirvamos a él? ¿No es hijo de Jerobaal? ¿Y no es Zebul su asistente? Servid a los varones de Hamor padre de Siquem. ¿Por qué habíamos de servirle a él

29 Fuérame dado este pueblo bajo mi mano, yo echaría luego a Abimelec. Y decía a Abimelec: Aumenta tu ejército, y sal

30 Y Zebul, príncipe de la ciudad, oyendo las palabras de Gaal hijo de Ebed, se encendió su ira

31 y envió sagazmente mensajeros a Abimelec, diciendo: He aquí que Gaal hijo de Ebed y sus hermanos han venido a Siquem, y he aquí, que han cercado la ciudad contra ti