The temple was crowded with men and women. All the rulers of the Philistine people were there. There were about 3,000 men and women on the roof [123] of the temple. They were laughing and making fun of Samson.
Judges 9:51 - Easy To Read Version But inside the city there was a strong tower. All the leaders and other men and women of that city ran to the tower. When the people were inside the tower, they locked the door behind them. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) But 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. Common English Bible But there was a strong tower inside the city. All the men and women and all the city’s leaders had fled there, shut themselves inside, and climbed to the tower’s roof. Catholic Public Domain Version Now there was, in the midst of the city, a high tower, to which men and women were fleeing together, with all the leaders of the city. And, having very strongly sealed the gate, they were standing on the roof of the tower to defend themselves. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city. And having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves. |
The temple was crowded with men and women. All the rulers of the Philistine people were there. There were about 3,000 men and women on the roof [123] of the temple. They were laughing and making fun of Samson.
Then Abimelech and his men went to the city of Thebez. Abimelech and his men captured that city.
Abimelech and his men came to the tower to attack it. Abimelech went up to the door of the tower. He wanted to burn the tower.