You have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
Judges 9:52 - Revised Standard Version And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire. American Standard Version (1901) And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Common English Bible Abimelech came to the tower to storm it. But when he approached the tower’s entrance to set it on fire, Catholic Public Domain Version And Abimelech, drawing near the tower, fought valiantly. And approaching the gate, he strove to set it on fire. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it. |
You have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
At that time Menahem sacked Tappuah and all who were in it and its territory from Tirzah on; because they did not open it to him, therefore he sacked it, and he ripped up all the women in it who were with child.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the people of the city fled to it, all the men and women, and shut themselves in; and they went to the roof of the tower.
And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.