Judges 9:50-57 - Abimelech's Death

50 Then went Abimelech unto Thebez, - and encamped against Thebez, and captured it. 51 Now, a strong tower, was in the midst of the city, and there fled thither all the men and the women, and all the owners of the city, and shut themselves in, - and went up on the roof of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came in as far as the tower, and fought against it, - and so came near, as far as the entrance of the tower, to burn it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon the head of Abimelech, - and brake in pieces his skull. 54 Then called he hastily unto the young man bearing his armour, and said unto him - Draw thy sword, and put me to death, lest they say of me, A woman, slew him! So his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And, when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was, dead, they went their way every man to his own place.

56 Thus did God requite the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father, in slaying his seventy brethren; 57 all the wickedness also, of the men of Shechem, did God requite upon their own head, - and so brought in upon, them the curse of Jotham, son of Jerubbaal.


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