26 And Gaal son of Ebel and his relatives came, and they crossed over into Shechem, and the lords of Shechem ⌊gave him confidence⌋.q 27 They went out into the field and harvested their vineyards and trod them, and they ⌊held a festival⌋.r And they went into the temples of their god, and they ate and drank and cursed Abimelech. 28 Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul his chief officer?t Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. Why should we serve him?u 29 If only this people ⌊were in my command⌋!v Then I would remove Abimelech, and I would have said,w ‘Increase your army and come out!’ ”