Judges 9:40

And Abimelech went after him and he went in flight before him; and a great number were falling by the sword all the way up to the town.

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In The King James Version

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.

In Context

39So Gaal went out at the head of the townsmen of Shechem and made war on Abimelech.

41Then Abimelech went back to Arumah; and Zebul sent Gaal and his brothers away and would not let them go on living in Shechem.

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:18And he said, If they have come out for peace, take them living, and if they have come out for war, take them living.

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:23-50

Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. ( b. c. 1206.) 22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him… Read the whole commentary →

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