41 Then Abimelek stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his clan out of Shechem.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
41 And Abimelech lived at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives, so that they could not dwell at Shechem.
41 Abimelech set up his field headquarters at Arumah while Zebul kept Gaal and his relatives out of Shechem.
41 Then Abimelech dwelt at Arumah, and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they would not dwell in Shechem.
41 Abimelech returned to Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 9:41
Commentary on Judges 9:30-49
(Read Judges 9:30-49)
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 sons. When God uses men as instruments in his hand to do his work, he means one thing, and they another. That, which they hoped would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as those will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove a refuge of lies.