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25 And the lords of Shechem set [a]men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who might pass by them along the road; and it was told to Abimelech.

26 Then Gaal the son of Ebed came with his [b]relatives, and they crossed over into Shechem; and the lords of Shechem put their trust in him. 27 And they went out into the field and gathered the grapes of their vineyards and trod them and celebrated a [c]festival; and they came into the house of (A)their god and ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:25 Lit liers-in-wait for
  2. Judges 9:26 Lit brothers
  3. Judges 9:27 Lit rejoicing