Judges 9:36 meaning and explanation

When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”

Judges 9:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Gaal has seized on Abimelech's approach and is watching from Shechem's gate. Zebul, the city's governor and Abimelech's ally, mocks what Gaal sees, dismissing the advancing troops as mountain shadows.

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