Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
Judges 9:52 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto 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. |
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the borders thereof, from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
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.
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.