And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
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Gill's Exposition
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day,.... By throwing stones or arrows into it:
and he took the city; it was surrendered to him, not being able to stand out against his forces:
and…
Barnes' Notes
This verse explains the purpose of both the present and the former division of Abimelech’s forces into several companies, namely, that while some of the companies attacked the men of Shechem in the…
Three years Abimelech reigned, after a sort, without any disturbance; it is not said, He judged Israel, or did any service at all to his country, but so long he enjoyed the title and dignity of a…
Cambridge Bible
the companies that were Read the company that was, with Vulgate and some mss. of LXX; rushed forward, as the same word in Jdg 9:9 is to be rendered.