25 The citizens of Shechem rebelled against him by putting men in ambush(A) on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed everyone who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.

26 Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the citizens of Shechem trusted him. 27 So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration.(B) Then they went to the house of their god, and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

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