American Standard Version
"And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. "
— Judges 9:52, American Standard Version
“And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.”
“Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.”
“Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,”
“And Abimelech, coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and, approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:”
“And Abimelech came to the tower and made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it.”
“And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.”
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
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 Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.