Judges 9:26-28

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²⁶ And Gaal son of Ebed came with his kinsmen and moved into Shechem, and the men of Shechem put confidence in him.

²⁷ And they went out into the field, gathered their vineyard fruits and trod them, and held a festival; and going into the house of their god, they ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.

²⁸ Gaal son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Were not the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul, his officer, servants of the men of Hamor the father and founder of Shechem? Then why should we serve him?