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.


In Context

49 So every one of the people cut down his bundle and following Abim'elech put it against the stronghold, and they set the stronghold on fire over them, so that all the people of the Tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.

50 Then Abim'elech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the people of the city fled to it, all the men and women, and shut themselves in; and they went to the roof of the tower.

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

53 And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed his skull.

54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, |Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed 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 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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