32. Come by night with an army and hide out in the fields.
33. In the morning, as soon as it is daylight, attack the city. When Gaal and those who are with him come out against you, you can do with them as you wish.”
34. So Abimelech and all his men went by night and split into four groups, stationing themselves around Shechem.
35. Gaal was standing at the city gates when Abimelech and his army came out of hiding.
36. When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, “Look, there are people coming down from the hilltops!”Zebul replied, “It’s just the shadows on the hills that look like men.”
37. But again Gaal said, “No, people are coming down from the hills. And another group is coming down the road past the Diviners’ Oak.”