World English Bible
"Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire."
— Judges 9:52, World English 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 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.”
All the people likewise each cut down his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them at the base of the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the people 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 there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, 'A woman killed him.' His young man thrust him through, and he died."
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.