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And this was so that the crime committed against Jerubbaal's seventy sons should be avenged, and their blood recoil on their brother Abimelech who had murdered them, and on those leaders of Shechem who had helped him to murder his brothers. (Judges 9, 24)
The leaders of Shechem put men to ambush him on the mountain tops, and these robbed anyone travelling their way. Abimelech was told of this. (Judges 9, 25)
Gaal son of Obed, with his brothers, happened to pass through Shechem and win the confidence of the leaders of Shechem. (Judges 9, 26)
Gaal son of Obed said, 'Who is Abimelech, and what is Shechem, for us to be his slaves? Should not Jerubbaal's son and his lieutenant, Zebul, be serving the men of Hamor, father of Shechem? Why should we be his slaves? (Judges 9, 28)
He sent messengers secretly to Abimelech to say, 'Look! Gaal son of Obed has come to Shechem with his brothers, and they are stirring up the town against you. (Judges 9, 31)
So Abimelech set off under cover of dark with all his own supporters and took up concealed positions over against Shechem, in four groups. (Judges 9, 34)
Gaal sallied out at the head of the leaders of Shechem and engaged Abimelech. (Judges 9, 39)
Abimelech then stayed at Aruma, and Zebul expelled Gaal and his brothers and prevented them from living in Shechem. (Judges 9, 41)
On hearing this, all the leading men inside Migdal-Shechem took refuge in the crypt of the temple of El-Berith. (Judges 9, 46)
As soon as Abimelech heard that the leading men inside Migdal-Shechem had all gathered there, (Judges 9, 47)
Each of his men similarly cut off a branch; then, following Abimelech, they piled the branches over the crypt and set it on fire over those who were inside; so that all the people in Migdal-Shechem died too, about a thousand men and women. (Judges 9, 49)
and all the evil that the men of Shechem had done God made recoil on their heads too. And so the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came true for them. (Judges 9, 57)