And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
Abimelech climbed Mount Zalmon with all his people. He grabbed an axe and cut down a tree branch. He carried it on his shoulder and told his people to quickly follow his example.