Judges 9:40

40 And Abim'elech chased him, and he fled before him; and many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.

Judges 9:40 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:40

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him
Abimelech got the better of him in the battle, and obliged him to give way, and he pursued him closely as he was fleeing:

and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the
gate;
or, "they fell many wounded" ^F11, or slain, as the Targum; that is, many were killed and wounded, as in the battle, so in the pursuit, and lay all the way to the entrance into the gate of the city, to which Gaal, and the men of Shechem, made for their safety, and got in.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 (Myllx wlpn) "et ceciderant vulnerati multi", Pagninus, Montanus.

Judges 9:40 In-Context

38 Then Zebul said to him, "Where is your mouth now, you who said, 'Who is Abim'elech, that we should serve him?' Are not these the men whom you despised? Go out now and fight with them."

39 And Ga'al went out at the head of the men of Shechem, and fought with Abim'elech.

40 And Abim'elech chased him, and he fled before him; and many fell wounded, up to the entrance of the gate.

41 And Abim'elech dwelt at Aru'mah; and Zebul drove out Ga'al and his kinsmen, so that they could not live on at Shechem.

42 On the following day the men went out into the fields. And Abim'elech was told.