Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.

King James Version

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

Holman Bible

But a woman threw the upper portion of a millstone on Abimelech’s head and fractured his skull.

International Standard Version

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone down on Abimelech's head, fracturing his skull.

A Conservative Version

And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

American Standard Version

And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.

Amplified

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone [down] on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

Bible in Basic English

But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.

Darby Translation

And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed his skull.

Julia Smith Translation

And one woman will cast a piece of the upper mill-stone upon the head of Abimelech, and she will break his skull

King James 2000

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and cracked open his skull.

Modern King James verseion

And a certain woman threw a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon his head and all to break his brainpan.

NET Bible

a woman threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull.

New Heart English Bible

A certain woman threw down an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

The Emphasized Bible

And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon the head of Abimelech, - and brake in pieces his skull.

Webster

And a certain woman cast a piece of of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

World English Bible

A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

Youngs Literal Translation

and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And a certain
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

a piece
פּלח 
Pelach 
Usage: 6

of a millstone
רכב 
Rekeb 
Usage: 119

H40
אבימלך 
'Abiymelek 
Usage: 67

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

and all to brake
רצץ 
Ratsats 
Usage: 19

References

Context Readings

Abimelech's Death

52 So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull. 54 Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor bearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so that it will not be said of me, ‘A woman slew him.’” So the young man pierced him through, and he died.



Cross References

2 Samuel 11:21

Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman throw an upper millstone on him from the wall so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’—then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’”

Judges 9:15

The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you are anointing me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

Judges 9:20

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and consume the men of Shechem and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from Beth-millo, and consume Abimelech.”

2 Samuel 20:21

Such is not the case. But a man from the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against King David. Only hand him over, and I will depart from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

Job 31:3

“Is it not calamity to the unjust
And disaster to those who work iniquity?

Jeremiah 49:20

Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has planned against Edom, and His purposes which He has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them.

Jeremiah 50:45

Therefore hear the plan of the Lord which He has planned against Babylon, and His purposes which He has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: surely they will drag them off, even the little ones of the flock; surely He will make their pasture desolate because of them.

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