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


In Context

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

51 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.

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

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

54 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.|

55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:53And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed 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 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.