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Judges 9:53

American Standard Version

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

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Judges 9:53 in other translations

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

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Judges 9:53 in context

  1. 51But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.
  2. 52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
  3. 53And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.
  4. 54Then 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.
  5. 55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.