Judges 9:53
“And a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and all to brake his scull.”
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Judges 9:53 Context
51But there was a strong towre within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the citie, and shut it to them, and gate them vp to the top of the towre. 52And Abimelech came vnto the towre, and fought against it, and went hard vnto the doore of the towre, to burne it with fire. 53And a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and all to brake his scull. 54Then hee called hastily vnto the young man his armour-bearer, and said vnto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slewe him: and his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed euery man vnto his place.
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And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
- King James Version
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.
- New American Standard Version (1995)