52And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.


In Context

49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire on them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

51 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 it to them, and got them up to the top of the tower.

52 And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone on Abimelech's head, and all to broke his skull.

54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.

Judges 9:52 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:52Abimelech went to the tower and stormed it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:52Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:52And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,