Judges 9:38
“Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem,.... At the head of them, to meet Abimelech, having gathered together as…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 9:22-49
Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
thy mouth i.e. thy boastful mockery; cf. Isa 57:4; Psa 35:21; Job 16:10.
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