Scripture · Old Testament
Judges 9:39
Judges 9:39 is verse 39 of Judges chapter 9, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
King James Version
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
World English Bible
Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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Judges 9:37–41 · Berean Standard Bible
37 Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”
38 “Where is your gloating now?” Zebul replied. “You said, ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the people you ridiculed? Go out now and fight them!”
39 So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
40 but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. And many Shechemites fell wounded all the way to the entrance of the gate.
41 Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
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