²⁸ Then Gaal the son of Ebed said, ^(A)“Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of ^(B)Hamor the father of Shechem; but why should we serve him?

^29 (A)If only this people were under my ^[a]authority! Then I would remove Abimelech.” So ^[b]he said to Abimelech, “Increase your army and come out!”