39 So Gaal led the men of Shechem out to fight Abimelech.
40 Abimelech and his men chased them. Many of Gaal’s men were killed before they could get back to the city gate.
41 Then Abimelech stayed at Arumah. Zebul forced Gaal and his brothers to leave Shechem.
42 The next day the people of Shechem went out to the fields. Abimelech was told about it.
43 So he separated his men into three groups. And he hid them in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he jumped up and attacked them.
44 Abimelech and his group ran to the entrance gate to the city. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and killed them.
45 Abimelech and his men fought the city of Shechem all day. They captured it and killed its people. Then Abimelech tore down the city. And he threw salt over the ruins so nothing would ever grow there.