Judges 9:26 meaning and explanation

Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Judges 9:26, Berean Standard Bible

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Gaal son of Ebed arrives in Shechem with his brothers at a moment when the city's leaders have already turned against Abimelech, the king they helped to install. The narrator has just said that God stirred up hostility between them, so Gaal's arrival gives the disaffected leaders someone new to trust.

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