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


In Context

50 And Abimelech goeth unto Thebez, and encampeth against Thebez, and captureth it,

51 and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut it behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.

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

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

54 and he calleth hastily unto the young man bearing his weapons, and saith to him, 'Draw thy sword, and thou hast put me to death, lest they say of me — A woman slew him;' and his young man pierced him through, and he dieth.

55 And the men of Israel see that Abimelech is dead, and go each one 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 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 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.