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


In Context

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.

55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abim'elech was dead, they departed every man to his home.

Judges 9:53 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:53a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:53And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:53And behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:53And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:53And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:53And a certain woman cast a piece of of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:53A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:53and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:53And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone on Abimelech's head, and all to broke his skull.