Parallel Verses English Standard Version And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush. King James Bible And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. American Standard Version And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment. Douay-Rheims Bible And Gaal the son of Obed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and all his army with him from the places of the ambushes. English Revised Version And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment. Webster's Bible Translation And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. Judges 9:35 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament"O that this people," continued Gaal, "were in my hand," i.e., could I but rule over the inhabitants of Shechem, "then would I remove (drive away) Abimelech. " He then exclaimed with regard to Abimelech (ל אמר, as in Judges 9:54, Genesis 20:13, etc.), "Increase thine army and come out!" Heated as he was with wine, Gaal was so certain of victory that he challenged Abimelech boldly to make war upon Shechem. תּבּה, imper. Piel with Seghol. צאה, imperative, with ה of motion or emphasis. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Gaal. Of this person we know no more than is here recorded. He was probably one of the descendants of the Canaanites, who hoped, from the state of the public mind and their disaffection to Abimelech, to cause a revolution, and thus to restore the ancient government as it was under Hamor, the father of Shechem. Josephus says he was a man of authority, who sojourned with them, with his armed men and kinsmen; and that the Shechemites desired that he would allow them a guard during the vintage. the people Cross References Judges 9:26 And Gaal the son of Ebed moved into Shechem with his relatives, and the leaders of Shechem put confidence in him. Judges 9:34 So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies. Judges 9:36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, people are coming down from the mountaintops!" And Zebul said to him, "You mistake the shadow of the mountains for men." Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Ambush Ambushment City Doorway Ebed Entering Entrance Hiding Lying Riseth Rose Soldiers Standeth Standing Stood WaitJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Ambush Ambushment City Doorway Ebed Entering Entrance Hiding Lying Riseth Rose Soldiers Standeth Standing Stood WaitLinks Judges 9:35 NIVJudges 9:35 NLT Judges 9:35 ESV Judges 9:35 NASB Judges 9:35 KJV Judges 9:35 Bible Apps Judges 9:35 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:35 Chinese Bible Judges 9:35 French Bible Judges 9:35 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |