Judges 9:39-45

Judges 9:39-45 NCV

So Gaal led the men of Shechem out to fight Abimelech. Abimelech and his men chased them, and many of Gaal’s men were killed before they could get back to the city gate. While Abimelech stayed at Arumah, Zebul forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem. The next day the people of Shechem went out to the fields. When Abimelech was told about it, he separated his men into three groups and hid them in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he jumped up and attacked them. Abimelech and his group ran to the entrance gate to the city. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and struck them down. Abimelech and his men fought the city of Shechem all day until they captured it and killed its people. Then he tore it down and threw salt over the ruins.

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