NET Bible
"When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith."
— Judges 9:46, NET Bible
“And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.”
“And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith. ”
“When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.”
“And when they who dwelt in the tower of Sichem, had heard this, they went into the temple of their god Berith, where they had made a covenant with him, and from thence the place had taken its name, and it was exceeding strong.”
“Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.”
“And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.”
he took his men and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he attacked and struck them down.
Abimelech and his units attacked and blocked the entrance to the city’s gate. Two units then attacked all the people in the field and struck them down.
Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed all the people in it. Then he leveled the city and spread salt over it.
When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.
Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place.
He and all his men went up on Mount Zalmon. He took an ax in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it on his shoulder and said to his men,“Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!”
So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died– about a thousand men and women.