34 So Abimelech and all the men who were with him rose up by night and set an ambush against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city, and Abimelech and the people who were with him rose from the ambush. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from (A)the mountaintops!” And Zebul said to him, “You mistake[a] the shadow of the mountains for men.”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:36 Hebrew You see

Bible Gateway Recommends

ESV Student Study Bible, Trutone, Green with Mosaic Cross Design
ESV Student Study Bible, Trutone, Green with Mosaic Cross Design
Retail: $44.99
Our Price: $14.99
Save: $30.00 (67%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
ESV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition--soft leather-look, brown
ESV MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition--soft leather-look, brown
Retail: $79.99
Our Price: $47.99
Save: $32.00 (40%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
ESV Men's Study Bible--soft leather-look, brown and cordovan
ESV Men's Study Bible--soft leather-look, brown and cordovan
Retail: $69.99
Our Price: $39.99
Save: $30.00 (43%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
ESV Study Bible, Burgundy Genuine Leather with Thumb Index
ESV Study Bible, Burgundy Genuine Leather with Thumb Index
Retail: $124.99
Our Price: $59.99
Save: $65.00 (52%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
Psalms, ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal
Psalms, ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal
Retail: $15.99
Our Price: $9.99
Save: $6.00 (38%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars