SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:38
Y Zebul le respondió: ¿Dónde está ahora aquel dicho que decías: Quién es Abimelec para que le sirvamos? ¿No es éste el pueblo que tenías en poco? Sal pues ahora, y pelea con él.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 38. Then said Zebul unto him , etc.] Not being able to put him off any longer, and willing to take the opportunity to upbraid him with what he had said: where is now thy mouth, [wherewith] thou saidst, who is Abimelech, that we should serve him ? darest thou say the same thou hast done, and utter the contemptuous language concerning Abimelech, asking who he was, that he should be served? Here he is, speak to his face; what are become of those boasts and brags, and great swelling words, what thou wouldest do if thou hadst the command of this city? is not this the people thou hast despised ? as small and insignificant, bidding Abimelech increase his army, and come out and fight: go out, I pray thee, now, and fight with them ; and show thyself to be a man of courage, and not a mere blusterer, a man that can use his sword as well as his tongue.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 hope would have been for their welfare, proved a snare and a trap, as thos will certainly find, who run to idols for shelter; such will prove refuge of lies. (Jdg 9:50-57)
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 אליו 413 זבל 2083 איה 346 אפוא 645 פיך 6310 אשׁר 834 תאמר 559 מי 4310 אבימלך 40 כי 3588 נעבדנו 5647 הלא 3808 זה 2088 העם 5971 אשׁר 834 מאסתה 3988 בו צא 3318 נא 4994 עתה 6258 והלחם׃ 3898
