Thematic Bible: Thebez
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Sieges » Mentioned in scripture » Thebez
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez and took it.
Verse Concepts
Thebez » A city » A city, at which abimelech was killed while besieging
Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth (Gideon)? Was it not a woman who threw 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 also dead.’”
Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and took it. But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the people of the city -- "men and women -- "fled to it, shut themselves in, and went to the roof of the tower. And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire. read more.
But a certain woman cast an upper millstone [down] upon Abimelech's head and broke his skull. Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and slay me, so that men may not say of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed each man to his home. Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech which he had done to his father [Gideon] by slaying his seventy brothers;
But a certain woman cast an upper millstone [down] upon Abimelech's head and broke his skull. Then he called hastily to the young man, his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and slay me, so that men may not say of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed each man to his home. Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech which he had done to his father [Gideon] by slaying his seventy brothers;
Towers » Mentioned in scripture » Thebez
Then Abimelech went to Thebez and encamped against Thebez and took it. But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the people of the city -- "men and women -- "fled to it, shut themselves in, and went to the roof of the tower.