Jueces 9:27

27 Durante el festival anual de la cosecha en Siquem, celebrado en el templo del dios local, hubo vino en abundancia, y todos comenzaron a maldecir a Abimelec.

Jueces 9:27 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 27 And they went into the fields, and gathered their vineyards,
&c.] Before they kept within the city, and durst not stir out to gather in the vintage, the time being come, for fear of the troops of Abimelech; for their lying in wait for him, and the robberies committed being made known to him, he had prepared to raise some forces, and attack them, of which they had had information; but now being encouraged with the protection of Gaal, they ventured out to gather their grapes in their vineyards without fear:

and trode the grapes, and made merry:
sung songs and danced, as was usual at the ingathering of the fruits of the earth, and treading the winepress, ( Isaiah 16:10 ) ( Jeremiah 48:33 ) though Abendana thinks this joy and merriment were made to their idol, to whom they gave the praise of their vintage, they should have done to the true God, and what follows may seem to confirm it:

and they went into the house of their god;
the temple of Baalberith, ( Judges 9:5 )

and did eat and drink;
in their idol temple, as was the manner of idolaters to do, bringing their firstfruits to rejoice, and make glad with:

and cursed Abimelech;
wished they had never seen him and known him, hoped they should be rid of him in a little time, and that he would meet with his deserved disgrace and punishment; and this they did in that very temple from whence they had taken money to assist him in making way for his government of them; so fickle and changeable were they.

Jueces 9:27 In-Context

25 Los ciudadanos de Siquem le tendieron una emboscada a Abimelec en las cumbres de las colinas y robaban a todo el que pasara por allí. Pero alguien alertó a Abimelec acerca de la conspiración.

26 Un día Gaal, hijo de Ebed, se mudó a Siquem con sus hermanos y se ganó la confianza de los ciudadanos prominentes de Siquem.

27 Durante el festival anual de la cosecha en Siquem, celebrado en el templo del dios local, hubo vino en abundancia, y todos comenzaron a maldecir a Abimelec.

28 «¿Quién es ese Abimelec? —gritó Gaal—. No es un hijo legítimo de Siquem.
Entonces, ¿por qué debemos ser sus siervos? Él no es más que un hijo de Gedeón, y ese Zebul solo es su ayudante. Sirvan a los verdaderos hijos de Hamor, el fundador de Siquem. ¿Por qué tenemos que servir a Abimelec?

29 Si yo fuera el encargado aquí, me desharía de Abimelec. Le diría:
“¡Búscate unos soldados y sal a pelear!”».