John Gill Commentary Judges 9:40

"And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even unto the entrance of the gate." — Judges 9:40 (ASV)

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him
Abimelech got the better of him in the battle, and obliged him to give way, and he pursued him closely as he was fleeing:

and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the
gate ;
or, "they fell many wounded" ^F11 , or slain, as the Targum; that is, many were killed and wounded, as in the battle, so in the pursuit, and lay all the way to the entrance into the gate of the city, to which Gaal, and the men of Shechem, made for their safety, and got in.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F11: (Myllx wlpn) "et ceciderant vulnerati multi", Pagninus, Montanus.