You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become arrogant. Glory and stay at home! Why should you provoke trouble and cause your own downfall—you and Judah with you?”
Judges 9:52 - Tree of Life Version So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached 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 defeated Edom, and your heart has become arrogant. Glory and stay at home! Why should you provoke trouble and cause your own downfall—you and Judah with you?”
Then Menahem struck down Tiphsah and all who were in it, and its territories from Tirzah, because they did not open to him, therefore he attacked it and ripped open all its pregnant women.
But there was a strong tower in the center of the city, and all the men and women with all the city leaders fled there and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.