World English Bible
"When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled."
— Judges 9:30, World English Bible
“And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.”
“And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. ”
“When Zebul, the city commissioner, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he was furious.”
“For Zebul, the ruler of the city, hearing the words of Gaal, the son of Obed, was very angry,”
“Now Zebul, the ruler of the town, hearing what Gaal, the son of Ebed, had said, was moved to wrath.”
“And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.”
They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: but why should we serve him?
Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech." He said to Abimelech, "Increase your army, and come out!"
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
He sent messengers to Abimelech craftily, saying, "Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers are come to Shechem; and behold, they constrain the city [to take part] against you.
Now therefore, go up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field:
and it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion."