Who killed 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 did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’ ”
Judges 9:53 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But a certain woman cast an upper millstone [down] upon Abimelech's head and broke his skull. American Standard Version (1901) And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull. Common English Bible a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and cracked his skull. Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, one woman, throwing a fragment of a millstone from above, struck the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And, behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull. |
Who killed 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 did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’ ”
That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David; give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.”
Does not calamity befall the unrighteous, and disaster the workers of iniquity?
Therefore hear the plan which the Lord has made against Edom and the purposes which he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman: Even the little ones of the flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.
Therefore hear the plan which the Lord has made against Babylon, and the purposes which he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.
And she said, “I will surely go with you; nevertheless, the road on which you are going will not lead to your glory, for the Lord will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the citizens of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the citizens of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.”
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.