Judges 9:39
37 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
- KJV
- And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
- WEB
- Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
- ASV
- And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
- DARBY
- And Gaal went out before the citizens of Shechem, and fought against Abimelech.
- BLB
- And Gaal went out before the faces of the masters of Shechem, and he fought with Abimelech.
- ÅB
- Da dro Ga'al ut, og Sikems menn fulgte ham, og de stred imot Abimelek.
- OTB
- Så gikk Gaal ut i siktemål for lederne i Sikem og kjempet mot Abimelek.
- B1930
- Da drog Ga'al ut, og Sikems menn fulgte ham, og de stred imot Abimelek.