34 And Abim´elech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 And Ga´al the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abim´elech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
36 And when Ga´al saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
37 And Ga´al spake again and said, See, there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Me-o´nenim.
38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abim´elech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
39 And Ga´al went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abim´elech.
40 And Abim´elech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.