And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
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Interpretation
Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another.
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This thought runs through Judges 9:34-38.
Glossary
- Gaal Person
- Loathing, the son of Ebed, in whom the Shechemites “placed their confidence” when they became discontented with Abimelech.
- Diviners’ Oak Place
- Biblical tree. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.
- Tabbur-erez Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Mount Gerizim.