Abimelech chased him, and Gaal<n id="1" /> ran from him. Many Shechemites<n id="2" /> fell wounded at the entrance of the gate.

When the people saw him,<n id="1" /> they praised their god, saying, &#8220;Our god has handed our enemy over to us, the one who ruined our land and killed so many of us!&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

The Benjaminites attacked<n id="1" /> the army, leaving the city unguarded.<n id="2" /> They began to strike down their enemy<n id="3" /> just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel,<n id="4" /> the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down<n id="5" /> about thirty Israelites.

the Israelites counterattacked.<n id="1" /> Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites;<n id="2" /> they struck down<n id="3" /> about thirty men. They said, &#8220;There&#8217;s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.&#8221;