NET Bible
"Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,"
— Judges 9:52, NET Bible
“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 Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near 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.”
“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.”
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.
Abimelech moved on to Thebez; he besieged and captured it.
There was a fortified tower in the center of the city, so all the men and women, as well as the city’s leaders, ran into it and locked the entrance. Then they went up to the roof of the tower.
Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,
a woman threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull.
He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons,“Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say,‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.
When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home.