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Would that this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. He said to Abimelech, Increase your army, and come out.
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The Language of Ambition
Commentators explain that Gaal's speech is a classic example of seditious ambition. Taking advantage of a drunken festival, he expresses a wish for power, promising to depose Abimelech. Scholars compare his words, "would that this people were under my hand!", to the similar manipulative language used by Absalom before his rebellion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Seditious and lawless acts (Judges 9:25–26) now broke out into open rebellion. The rebellion matured at an idolatrous feast in the hous…
19th Century
Anglican
If only these people were under my control! (Compare to 2 Samuel 15:4).
And he said to Abimelech.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And would to God this people were under my hand Or government, that I were but the ruler of their city, and general …
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