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Gjyqtarët 9
Albanian Bible
Gjyqtarët 9
Albanian Bible
9 Abimeleku, bir i Jerubaalit, shkoi në Sikem te vëllezërit e nënes së tij dhe foli me ta dhe me gjithë familjen e atit të nënes së tij, duke thënë:
2 "U thoni gjithë banorëve të Sikemit: "Ç’është më e mirë për ju, që të gjithë shtatëdhjetë bijtë e Jerubaalit të mbretërojnë mbi ju, apo të mbretërojë mbi ju vetëm një?". Dhe mos harroni që unë rrjedh nga kocka dhe mishi juaj".
3 Vëllezërit e nënes së tij i përhapën këto fjalë të tij tërë banorëve të Sikemit; dhe zemra e tyre anoi në dobi të Abimelekut, sepse thanë: "Éshtë vëllai ynë".
4 Kështu i dhanë shtatëdhjetë sikla argjendi, që i tërhoqën nga tempulli i Baal-Berithit, me të cilat Abimeleku rekrutoi njerëz pa kurrfarë vlere, por trima; dhe ata i shkuan pas.
5 Pastaj ai shkoi në shtëpinë e atit të tij në Ofrah dhe vrau mbi po atë gur vëllezërit e tij, të shtatëdhjetë bijtë e Jerubaalit. Por Jothami biri më i vogël i Jerubaalit, shpëtoi sepse ishte fshehur.
6 Atëherë tërë banorët e Sikemit dhe tërë shtëpia e Milos u mblodhën dhe shkuan ta shpallin mbret Abimelekun, pranë lisit të monumentit që gjendet në Sikem.
7 Kur Jothami u informua për këtë gjë, shkoi dhe zuri në majën e malit Gerezim dhe, duke ngritur zërin, thirri: "Dëgjomëni, banorë të Sikemit, dhe Perëndia të mund t’ju dëgjojë!
8 Një ditë drurët u nisën për të vajosur një mbret që të mbretëronte mbi ta; dhe i thanë ullirit: "Mbretëro mbi ne".
9 Por ulliri u përgjegj me këto fjalë: "A duhet të heq dorë nga vaji im metë cilin Perëndia dhe njerëzit nderohen, dhe të shkoj të shqetësohem për drurët?".
10 Atëherë drurët i thanë fikut: "Eja ti të mbretërosh mbi ne".
11 Por fiku iu përgjegj atyre: "A duhet të heq dorë nga ëmbëlsia ime dhe nga fruti im shumë i shijshëm dhe të shkoj të shqetësohem për drurët?".
12 Atëherë drurët iu drejtuan hardhisë: "Eja ti të mbretërosh mbi ne".
13 Por hardhia u përgjegj kështu: "A duhet të heq dorë nga vera ime e ëmbël që gëzon Perëndinë dhe njerëzit, dhe të shkoj të shqetësohem për drurët?".
14 Atëherë tërë drurët i thanë ferrës: "Eja ti të mbretërosh mbi ne".
15 Ferra iu përgjegj me këto fjalë drurëve: "Në rast se doni me të vërtetë të më vajosni si mbret për të sunduar mbi ju, ejani të strehoheni nën hijen time; përndryshe daltë një zjarr nga ferra dhe përpiftë kedrat e Libanit!".
16 Por ju nuk u suallët me besnikëri dhe me ndershmëri duke e shpallur mbret Abimelekun, nuk mbajtët një qëndrim të mirë ndaj Jerubaalit dhe shtëpisë së tij dhe nuk e keni trajtuar siç e meritonte,
17 sepse im atë ka luftuar për ju, ka rrezikuar jetën e vet dhe ju ka çliruar nga sundimi i Madianit.
18 Kurse sot ju keni ngritur krye kundër shtëpisë së atit tim, keni vrarë të shtatëdhjetë bijtë e tij mbi po atë gur dhe keni shpallur mbret të Sikemitëve Abimelekun, birin e shërbëtores, sepse është vëllai juaj.
19 Në rast se sot keni vepruar me besnikëri dhe ndershmëri ndaj Jerubaalit dhe shtëpisë së tij, atëherë e gëzofshi Abimelekun dhe ai u gëzoftë me ju!
20 Por në rast se punët nuk janë kështu, le të dalë nga Abimeleku një zjarr që të gllabërojë banorët e Sikemit dhe shtëpinë e Milos, dhe le të dalë nga banorët e Sikemit dhe nga shtëpitë e Milos një zjarr që të gllabërojë Abimelekun".
21 Pastaj Jothemi iku, ia mbathi dhe shkoi të banojë në Beer nga frika e vëllait të tij Abimelek.
22 Abimeleku sundoi tre vjet mbi Izraelin.
23 Pastaj Perëndia dërgoi një frymë të keq midis Abimelekut dhe banorëve të Sikemit, dhe banorët e Sikemit e tradhtuan Abimelekun,
24 me qëllim që dhuna e ushtruar kundër të shtatëdhjetë bijve të Jerubaalit të zgjidhej dhe gjaku i tyre të binte mbi vëllanë e tyre Abimelek, që i kishte vrarë dhe mbi banorët e Sikemit, që e kishin ndihmuar të vriste vëllezërit e tij.
25 Banorët e Sikemit vunë njerëz në pritë kundër tij në majën e maleve, dhe këta plaçkitën tërë ata që kalonin në rrugë afër tyre. Abimeleku u informua për këtë.
26 Pastaj Gaali, bir i Ebedit, dhe vëllezërit e tij erdhën dhe u transferuan në Sikem, dhe banorët e Sikemit krijuan besim tek ai.
27 Ata dolën në ara, mblodhën rrushin në vreshtat e tyre, e shtypën dhe bënë festë. Pastaj hynë në shtëpinë e zotit të tyre, hëngrën, pinë dhe mallkuan Abimelekun.
28 Gaali, bir i Ebedit, tha: "Kush është Abimeleku dhe çfarë përfaqëson Sikemi, pse duhet t’i shërbejmë? A nuk është vallë bir i Jerubaalit, dhe a nuk është Zebuli mëkëmbësi i tij? Më mirë u shërbeni njerëzve të Hamorit atit të Sikemit! Po pse u dashka që ne t’i shërbejmë këtij njeriu?
29 Po ta kisha këtë popull nën urdhrat e mia, unë do ta kisha dëbuar Abimelekun!". Pastaj i tha Abimelekut: "Forcoje ushtrinë tënde dhe më dil përpara!".
30 Kur Zebuli, qeveritar i qytetit, dëgjoi këto fjalë të Gaalit, birit të Ebedit, u zemërua shumë,
31 dhe i dërgoi fshehurazi lajmëtarë Abimelekut për t’i thënë: "Ja, Gaali, bir i Ebedit, dhe vëllezërit e tij kanë ardhur në Sikem; ata po e ngrenë qytetin kundër teje.
32 Prandaj çohu natën, ti dhe njerëzit e tu, dhe zëru pritë në fushë;
33 dhe nesër në mëngjes, sa të lindë dielli do të ngrihesh dhe do t’i sulesh qytetit. Kur pastaj Gaali me gjithë njerëzit që janë me të do të dalë kundër teje, ti do t’i bësh atë që beson se është më e përshtatshme".
34 Abimeleku dhe tërë njerëzit që ishin me të u ngritën natën dhe zunë një pritë kundër Sikemit, të ndarë në katër grupe.
35 Kur Gaali, bir i Ebedit, doli dhe u ndal në hyrjen e portës së qytetit, Abimeleku doli nga prita me gjithë njerëzit që ishin me të.
36 Duke i parë ata njerëz, Gaali i tha Zebulit: "Ja, disa njerëz që zbresin nga maja e maleve". Por Zebuli iu përgjegj: "Hijet e maleve të duken ty si njerëz".
37 Gaali nisi përsëri të flasë, duke thënë: "Shiko, ka njerëz që zbresin nga majat e lartësive të vendit, dhe një grup tjetër po vjen nga rruga e lisit të shortarëve".
38 Atëherë Zebuli i tha: "Ku e ke kapadaillëkun, kur thoje: "Kush është Abimeleku, pse duhet t’i shërbejmë?". A nuk është ky popull që ti përçmoje? Dil, pra, përpara dhe lufto kundër tij!".
39 Atëherë Gaali doli në krye të banorëve të Sikemit dhe i nisi betejën kundër Abimelekut.
40 Por Abimeleku e ndoqi dhe ai iku me vrap para tij; shumë njerëz ranë për tokë të plagosur për vdekje deri në hyrje të portës.
41 Abimeleku u ndal pastaj në Arumah, dhe Zebuli dëboi Gaalin dhe vëllezërit e tij, që nuk qëndruan dot më në Sikem.
42 Të nesërmen populli i Sikemit doli nëpër fusha; Abimeleku u informua për këtë.
43 Atëherë ai mori njerëzit e tij, i ndau në tre grupe dhe zuri pritë në fusha; kur pa që populli po dilte nga qyteti, ai u hodh kundër tij dhe bëri kërdinë.
44 Pastaj Abimeleku dhe njerëzit që ishin me të u sulën përpara dhe zunë hyrjen e portës së qytetit, kurse dy grupet e tjera u sulën mbi tërë ata që ishin nëpër fusha dhe bënë kërdinë.
45 Abimeleku e pushtoi me sulm po atë ditë qytetin dhe vrau popullin që gjendej në të; pastaj e sheshoi qytetin dhe aty hodhi kripë.
46 Kur të gjithë banorët e kalasë së Sikemit dëgjuan këtë ngjarje, u tërhoqën në kullën kryesore të tempullit të perëndisë Berith.
47 Kështu i thanë Abimelekut që tërë banorët e kalasë së Sikemit ishin mbledhur bashkë.
48 Atëherë Abimeleku u ngjit në malin Tsalmon, ai vetë bashkë me njerëzit e tij; pastaj Abimeleku kapi një sëpatë, preu degën e një druri, e ngriti dhe e vuri mbi shpatullat e tij; padstaj u tha njerëzve që ishin me të: "Atë që patë që unë bëra, bëjeni shpejt edhe ju!".
49 Kështu secili prej tyre preu një degë dhe shkoi pas Abimeleku; i vendosën degët përballë kullës kryesore dhe e dogjën atë. Kështu gjetën vdekjen gjithë njerëzit e kalasë së Sikemit, pothuajse një mijë veta, gra e burra.
50 Pastaj Abimeleku shkoi në Thebets, e rrethoi dhe e pushtoi.
51 Në mes të qytetit kishte një kullë të fortifikuar, ku ishin strehuar tërë njerëzit e qytetit, gra e burra; u mbyllën brenda dhe hipën mbi çatinë e kullës.
52 Kështu Abimeleku arriti në këmbët e kalasë dhe e sulmoi; iu afrua pastaj portës së kalasë për t’i vënë flakën.
53 Por një grua hodhi poshtë pjesën e sipërme të një mokre mbi kokën e Abimelekut dhe i theu kafkën.
54 Ai thirri menjëherë të riun që i mbante armët dhe i tha: "Nxirre shpatën dhe më vrit, që të mos thonë: "E vrau një grua!"". Kështu i riu e shpoi tejembanë dhe ai vdiq.
55 Kur Izraelitët panë që Abimeleku kishte vdekur, secili u kthye në shtëpinë e tij.
56 Kështu Perëndia ia shkarkoi Abimelekut të keqen që kishte bërë kundër atit të tij, duke vrarë shtatëdhjetë vëllezërit e tij.
57 Perëndia bëri që të binte mbi kokën e njerëzve të Sikemit tërë e keqja e bërë; kështu kundër tyre u realizua mallkimi i Jothamit, birit të Jerubaalit.
Judges 9
New International Version
Judges 9
New International Version
Abimelek
9 Abimelek(A) son of Jerub-Baal(B) went to his mother’s brothers in Shechem and said to them and to all his mother’s clan, 2 “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.(C)”
3 When the brothers repeated all this to the citizens of Shechem, they were inclined to follow Abimelek, for they said, “He is related to us.” 4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith,(D) and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels,(E) who became his followers. 5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers,(F) the sons of Jerub-Baal. But Jotham,(G) the youngest son of Jerub-Baal, escaped by hiding.(H) 6 Then all the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo(I) gathered beside the great tree(J) at the pillar in Shechem to crown Abimelek king.
7 When Jotham(K) was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Gerizim(L) and shouted to them, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. 8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
9 “But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over the trees?’
10 “Next, the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be our king.’
11 “But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’
12 “Then the trees said to the vine, ‘Come and be our king.’
13 “But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine,(M) which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’
14 “Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’
15 “The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade;(N) but if not, then let fire come out(O) of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’(P)
16 “Have you acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelek king? Have you been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves? 17 Remember that my father fought for you and risked(Q) his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian. 18 But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons(R) on a single stone and have made Abimelek, the son of his female slave, king over the citizens of Shechem because he is related to you. 19 So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today?(S) If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too! 20 But if you have not, let fire come out(T) from Abimelek and consume you, the citizens of Shechem(U) and Beth Millo,(V) and let fire come out from you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and consume Abimelek!”
21 Then Jotham(W) fled, escaping to Beer,(X) and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelek.
22 After Abimelek had governed Israel three years, 23 God stirred up animosity(Y) between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek. 24 God did this in order that the crime against Jerub-Baal’s seventy sons,(Z) the shedding(AA) of their blood, might be avenged(AB) on their brother Abimelek and on the citizens of Shechem, who had helped him(AC) murder his brothers. 25 In opposition to him these citizens of Shechem set men on the hilltops to ambush and rob everyone who passed by, and this was reported to Abimelek.
26 Now Gaal son of Ebed(AD) moved with his clan into Shechem, and its citizens put their confidence in him. 27 After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden(AE) them, they held a festival in the temple of their god.(AF) While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek. 28 Then Gaal son of Ebed(AG) said, “Who(AH) is Abimelek, and why should we Shechemites be subject to him? Isn’t he Jerub-Baal’s son, and isn’t Zebul his deputy? Serve the family of Hamor,(AI) Shechem’s father! Why should we serve Abimelek? 29 If only this people were under my command!(AJ) Then I would get rid of him. I would say to Abimelek, ‘Call out your whole army!’”[b](AK)
30 When Zebul the governor of the city heard what Gaal son of Ebed said, he was very angry. 31 Under cover he sent messengers to Abimelek, saying, “Gaal son of Ebed and his clan have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you. 32 Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait(AL) in the fields. 33 In the morning at sunrise, advance against the city. When Gaal and his men come out against you, seize the opportunity to attack them.(AM)”
34 So Abimelek and all his troops set out by night and took up concealed positions near Shechem in four companies. 35 Now Gaal son of Ebed had gone out and was standing at the entrance of the city gate(AN) just as Abimelek and his troops came out from their hiding place.(AO)
36 When Gaal saw them, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains!”
Zebul replied, “You mistake the shadows of the mountains for men.”
37 But Gaal spoke up again: “Look, people are coming down from the central hill,[c] and a company is coming from the direction of the diviners’ tree.”
38 Then Zebul said to him, “Where is your big talk now, you who said, ‘Who is Abimelek that we should be subject to him?’ Aren’t these the men you ridiculed?(AP) Go out and fight them!”
39 So Gaal led out[d] the citizens of Shechem and fought Abimelek. 40 Abimelek chased him all the way to the entrance of the gate, and many were killed as they fled. 41 Then Abimelek stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his clan out of Shechem.
42 The next day the people of Shechem went out to the fields, and this was reported to Abimelek. 43 So he took his men, divided them into three companies(AQ) and set an ambush(AR) in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose to attack them. 44 Abimelek and the companies with him rushed forward to a position at the entrance of the city gate. Then two companies attacked those in the fields and struck them down. 45 All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city(AS) and scattered salt(AT) over it.
46 On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple(AU) of El-Berith. 47 When Abimelek heard that they had assembled there, 48 he and all his men went up Mount Zalmon.(AV) He took an ax and cut off some branches, which he lifted to his shoulders. He ordered the men with him, “Quick! Do what you have seen me do!” 49 So all the men cut branches and followed Abimelek. They piled them against the stronghold and set it on fire with the people still inside. So all the people in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women, also died.
50 Next Abimelek went to Thebez(AW) and besieged it and captured it. 51 Inside the city, however, was a strong tower, to which all the men and women—all the people of the city—had fled. They had locked themselves in and climbed up on the tower roof. 52 Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire, 53 a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.(AX)
54 Hurriedly he called to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and kill me,(AY) so that they can’t say, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his servant ran him through, and he died. 55 When the Israelites saw that Abimelek was dead, they went home.
56 Thus God repaid the wickedness that Abimelek had done to his father by murdering his seventy brothers. 57 God also made the people of Shechem pay for all their wickedness.(AZ) The curse of Jotham(BA) son of Jerub-Baal came on them.
Footnotes
- Judges 9:4 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams
- Judges 9:29 Septuagint; Hebrew him.” Then he said to Abimelek, “Call out your whole army!”
- Judges 9:37 The Hebrew for this phrase means the navel of the earth.
- Judges 9:39 Or Gaal went out in the sight of
Judges 9
King James Version
Judges 9
King James Version
9 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.
5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)
19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.
25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.
26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field:
33 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion.
34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
37 And Gaal spake again, and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim.
38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate.
41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.
47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
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 upon 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 gat them up to the top of the tower.
52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:
57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
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