bes - Judges:9:23-41

bes@Judges:9:23 @ And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Sicima; and the men of Sicima (note:)Or, despised(:note) dealt treacherously Gr. in the house; Hebraism with the house of Abimelech:

bes@Judges:9:24 @ to bring the injury done to the seventy sons of Jerobaal, and to lay their blood upon their brother Abimelech, who slew them, and upon the men of Sicima, because they strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

bes@Judges:9:25 @ And the men of Sicima set liers in wait against him on the top of the mountains, and robbed every one who passed by them on the way; and it was reported to the king Abimelech.

bes@Judges:9:26 @ And Gaal son of Jobel came, and his brethren, and passed by Sicima, and the men of Sicima trusted in him.

bes@Judges:9:27 @ And they went out into the field, and gathered their (note:)Gr. vines(:note) grapes, and trod them, and Gr. made ellulim; a Hebrew word; Alex. corouv made merry; and they brought the grapes into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.

bes@Judges:9:28 @ And Gaal the son of Jobel said, Who is Abimelech, and who is the son of Sychem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerobaal, and is not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Emmor the father of Sychem? and why should we serve him?

bes@Judges:9:29 @ And would that this people were under my hand! (note:)Gr. and I will(:note) then would I remove Abimelech, and I would say to him, Multiply thy host, and come out.

bes@Judges:9:30 @ And Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Jobel, and he was very angry.

bes@Judges:9:31 @ 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.

bes@Judges:9:32 @ And now rise up by night, thou and the people with thee, and lay wait in the field.

bes@Judges:9:33 @ 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 (note:)Gr. are coming, etc.(:note) will come forth against thee, and thou shalt do to him Gr. whatsoever thy hand shall find according to thy power.

bes@Judges:9:34 @ And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Sychem in four companies.

bes@Judges:9:35 @ 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.

bes@Judges:9:36 @ 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.

bes@Judges:9:37 @ And Gaal continued to speak and said, Behold, a people comes down (note:)Or, by the sea; A double rendering, perhaps to Mem, the first kata yalassan—second, apo tou ecomena(:note) westward from the part bordering on the middle of the land, and another company comes by Alex. translates the words "the way of the oak of the seers" the way of Helon Maonenim.

bes@Judges:9:38 @ And Zebul said to him, And where is thy mouth as thou spokest, Who is Abimelech that we should serve him? Is not this the people whom thou despisedst? go forth now, and set the battle in array against him.

bes@Judges:9:39 @ And Gaal went forth before the men of Sychem, and set the battle in array against Abimelech.

bes@Judges:9:40 @ And Abimelech pursued him, and he fled from before him; and many fell down slain as far as the door of the gate.

bes@Judges:9:41 @ And Abimelech entered into Arema, and Zebul cast out Gaal and his brethren, so that they should not dwell in Sychem.