Judges 9:28 CPDV

²⁶  Now Gaal, the son of Ebed, went with his brothers, and crossed over to Shechem. And the inhabitants of Shechem, uplifted by his arrival,

²⁷  departed into the fields, laying waste to the vineyards, and trampling the grapes. And while singing and dancing, they entered into the shrine of their god. And while feasting and drinking, they cursed Abimelech.

²⁸  And Gaal, the son of Ebed, cried out: 'Who is Abimelech, and what is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, who has appointed Zebul, his servant, as ruler over the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?

²⁹  I wish that someone would set this people under my hand, so that I might take away Abimelech from their midst.' And it was told to Abimelech, 'Gather the multitude of an army, and approach.'

³⁰  For Zebul, the ruler of the city, upon hearing the words of Gaal, the son of Ebed, became very angry.