SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:29
Fuérame dado este pueblo bajo mi mano, yo echaría luego a Abimelec. Y decía a Abimelec: Aumenta tus escuadrones, y sal.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 9:29
Verse 29. Would to God this people were under my hand] The very words and conduct of a sly, hypocritical demagogue. Increase thine army, and come out.] When he found his party strong, and the public feeling warped to his side, then he appears to have sent a challenge to Abimelech, to come out and fight him.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 29. And would to God this people were under my hand , etc.] Or government, that I were but the ruler of their city, and general of their forces: then would I remove Abimelech ; from his kingly office, and rid Shechem of him, and all the country round about, and indeed remove him out of the world: and he said to Abimelech ; as if he was present, in a hectoring and blustering manner; or he said what follows to his officer under him, that represented him; or he sent a messenger to him, saying, increase thine army, and come out ; bidding him defiance, challenging him to come into the open field and fight him, and bring as many forces along with him as he could or would, not doubting but he should be a match for him; and the men of Shechem would see they had nothing to fear from him, having such a man as Gaal at the head of them; this he said to engage the Shechemites to make him their ruler.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-29 - Abimelech is seated in the throne his father refused. But how long doe this glory last? Stay but three years, and see the bramble withered an burned. The prosperity of the wicked is short and fickle. The Shechemites are plagued by no other hand than Abimelech's. They raise him unjustly to the throne; they first feel the weight of his sceptre.
Original Hebrew
ומי 4310 יתן 5414 את 853 העם 5971 הזה 2088 בידי 3027 ואסירה 5493 את 853 אבימלך 40 ויאמר 559 לאבימלך 40 רבה 7235 צבאך 6635 וצאה׃ 3318
