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American Standard Version
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.
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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.
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,
Themes
Mills » Stones used in » Often thrown down on enemies during sieges
Millstone » Abimelech killed by one being of hurled upon him
Thebez » A city » A city, at which abimelech was killed while besieging
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 9:53
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abimelech's Death
52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull. 54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 11:21
who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Judges 9:15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Judges 9:20
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
2 Samuel 20:21
The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
Job 31:3
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?
Jeremiah 49:20
Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
Jeremiah 50:45
Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.