Jueces 9:27

27 Después de haber salido a los campos y recogido y pisado las uvas, celebraron un festival en el templo de su dios. Mientras comían y bebían, maldijeron a Abimélec.

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 señores de Siquén le tendían emboscadas en las cumbres de las colinas, y asaltaban a todos los que pasaban por allí. Pero Abimélec se enteró de todo esto.

26 Aconteció que Gaal hijo de Ébed llegó a Siquén, junto con sus hermanos, y los señores de aquella ciudad confiaron en él.

27 Después de haber salido a los campos y recogido y pisado las uvas, celebraron un festival en el templo de su dios. Mientras comían y bebían, maldijeron a Abimélec.

28 Gaal hijo de Ébed dijo: «¿Quién se cree Abimélec, y qué es Siquén, para que tengamos que estar sometidos a él? ¿No es acaso el hijo de Yerubaal, y no es Zebul su delegado? ¡Que sirvan a los hombres de Jamor, el padre de Siquén! ¿Por qué habremos de servir a Abimélec?

29 ¡Si este pueblo estuviera bajo mis órdenes, yo echaría a Abimélec! Le diría: “¡Reúne a todo tu ejército y sal a pelear!”»