Judges 9:24-26

The Voice

²⁴ and all of this happened so that the brutal murder of Jerubbaal’s 70 sons might be avenged and their bloodguilt laid upon their brother Abimelech, who had ordered their deaths, and on the leaders of Shechem who had lent their strength to his cause.

²⁵ As a result of their new hatred for Abimelech, the leaders of Shechem began to ambush travelers along the mountain roads, robbing everyone who passed by, and these robberies were reported to Abimelech.

²⁶ When Gaal, the son of Ebed, arrived in Shechem with his family, the leaders of Shechem trusted him.