Abimelech chased him ... —He won a complete victory; but Gaal and his forces were able to secure themselves in Shechem. T…

And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him
Abimelech got the better of him in the battle, and obliged him to g…

Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's…