But a certainwomanthrewan uppermillstoneon Abimelech'shead,crushinghis skull.
WhostruckdownAbimelechthe sonof Jerubbesheth?Did not a womanthrowan uppermillstoneon him from the wallso that he diedat Thebez?Whydid you goso nearthe wall?'--then you shall say,'Your servantUriahthe Hittiteis deadalso.'"
"Suchis not the case.But a manfrom the hillcountryof Ephraim,Shebathe sonof Bichriby name,has liftedup his handagainst KingDavid.Onlyhandhim over,and I will departfrom the city."And the womansaidto Joab,"Behold,his headwill be thrownto you overthe wall."
"Is it not calamityto the unjustAnd disasterto those who workiniquity?
Thereforehearthe planof the LORDwhichHe has plannedagainstEdom,and His purposeswhichHe has purposedagainstthe inhabitantsof Teman:surelythey will dragthem off,[even] the littleonesof the flock;surelyHe will maketheir pasturedesolatebecauseof them.
Thereforehearthe planof the LORDwhichHe has plannedagainstBabylon,and His purposeswhichHe has purposedagainstthe landof the Chaldeans:surelythey will dragthem off,[even] the littleonesof the flock;surelyHe will maketheir pasturedesolatebecauseof them.
She said,"I will surelygowith you; nevertheless,the honorshall not be yours on the journeythat you are about to take,for the LORDwill sellSiserainto the handsof a woman."Then Deboraharoseand wentwith Barakto Kedesh.
"The bramblesaidto the trees,'Ifin truthyou are anointingme as kingoveryou, comeand takerefugein my shade;but ifnot, may firecomeout from the brambleand consumethe cedarsof Lebanon.'
"But ifnot, let firecomeout from Abimelechand consumethe menof Shechemand Beth-millo;and let firecomeout from the menof Shechemand from Beth-millo,and consumeAbimelech."
So Abimelechcameto the towerand foughtagainst it, and approachedthe entranceof the towerto burnit with fire.
