Judges 9:30-57

30When ZebulH2083 the rulerH8269 of the cityH5892 heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651, his angerH639 burnedH2734. 31He sentH7971 messengersH4397 to AbimelechH40 1deceitfullyH8649, sayingH559, “BeholdH2009, GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 and his 2relativesH251 have comeH935 to ShechemH7927; and beholdH2009, they are 3stirringH6696 up the cityH5892 againstH5921 you. 32NowH6258 therefore, ariseH6965 by nightH3915, you and the peopleH5971 whoH834 are with you, and lieH693 in waitH693 in the fieldH7704. 33In the morningH1242, as soon as the sunH8121 is up, you shall riseH7925 earlyH7925 and rushH6584 upon the cityH5892; and beholdH2009, when he and the peopleH5971 whoH834 are with him comeH3318 out againstH413 you, you shall 4doH6213 to them 5whateverH3512 you can.”

34So AbimelechH40 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him aroseH6965 by nightH3915 and layH693 in waitH693 againstH5921 ShechemH7927 in fourH702 6companiesH7218. 35Now GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 wentH3318 out and stoodH5975 in the entranceH6607 of the cityH5892 gateH8179; and AbimelechH40 and the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him aroseH6965 from the ambushH3993. 36When GaalH1603 sawH7200 the peopleH5971, he saidH559 to ZebulH2083, “7LookH2009, peopleH5971 are comingH3381 downH3381 from the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022.” But ZebulH2083 saidH559 to him, “You are seeingH7200 the shadowH6738 of the mountainsH2022 as if they were menH376.” 37GaalH1603 spokeH1696 againH5750H3254 and saidH559, “BeholdH2009, peopleH5971 are comingH3381 downH3381 from 8the 9highestH2872 partH2872 of the landH776, and oneH259 10companyH7218 comesH935 by the wayH1870 of 11the diviners’H6049 12oakH436.” 38Then ZebulH2083 saidH559 to him, “WhereH346 is your 13boastingH6310 nowH645 with whichH834 you saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 is AbimelechH40 that we should serveH5647 him?’ Is thisH2088 not the peopleH5971 whomH834 you despisedH3988? GoH3318 out nowH6258 and fightH3898 with them!” 39So GaalH1603 wentH3318 out beforeH6440 the leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927 and foughtH3898 with AbimelechH40. 40AbimelechH40 chasedH7291 him, and he fledH5127 beforeH4480H6440 him; and manyH7227 fellH5307 woundedH2491 up to the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179. 41Then AbimelechH40 remainedH3427 at ArumahH725, but ZebulH2083 droveH1644 out GaalH1603 and his 14relativesH251 soH4480 that they could not remainH3427 in ShechemH7927.

42Now it cameH1961 about the nextH4283 dayH4283, that the peopleH5971 wentH3318 out to the fieldH7704, and it was toldH5046 to AbimelechH40. 43So he tookH3947 15his peopleH5971 and dividedH2673 them into threeH7969 16companiesH7218, and layH693 in waitH693 in the fieldH7704; when he lookedH7200 and 17sawH7200 the peopleH5971 comingH3318 out from the cityH5892, he aroseH6965 againstH5921 them and 18slewH5221 them. 44Then AbimelechH40 and the 19companyH7218 whoH834 was with him dashedH6584 forward and stoodH5975 in the entranceH6607 of the cityH5892 gateH8179; the other twoH8147 20companiesH7218 then dashedH6584 againstH5921 allH3605 whoH834 were in the fieldH7704 and 21slewH5221 them. 45AbimelechH40 foughtH3898 against the cityH5892 allH3605 that dayH3117, and he capturedH3920 the cityH5892 and killedH2026 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were in it; then he 22razedH5422 the cityH5892 and sowedH2232 it with saltH4417.

46When allH3605 the leadersH1167 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 heardH8085 of it, they enteredH935 the innerH6877 chamberH6877 of the 23templeH1004 of 24El-berithH410H1285. 47It was toldH5046 AbimelechH40 that allH3605 the leadersH1167 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 were gatheredH6908 together. 48So AbimelechH40 wentH5927 up to MountH2022 25ZalmonH6756, he and allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him; and AbimelechH40 tookH3947 26an axeH7134 in his handH3027 and cutH3772 downH3772 a branchH7754 from the treesH6086, and liftedH5375 it and laidH7760 it on his shoulderH7926. Then he saidH559 to the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him, “WhatH4100 you have seenH7200 me doH6213, hurryH4116 and doH6213 27likewiseH3644.” 49AllH3605 the peopleH5971 alsoH1571 cutH3772 downH3772 eachH376 oneH376 his branchH7754 and followedH1980H310 AbimelechH40, and putH7760 them on the innerH6877 chamberH6877 and setH3341 the innerH6877 chamberH6877 on fireH784 overH5921 those inside, so that allH3605 the menH376 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 alsoH1571 diedH4191, about a thousandH505 menH376 and womenH802.

50Then AbimelechH40 wentH1980 to ThebezH8405, and he campedH2583 against ThebezH8405 and capturedH3920 it. 51But there was a strongH5797 towerH4026 in the centerH8432 of the cityH5892, and allH3605 the menH376 and womenH802 with allH3605 the leadersH1167 of the cityH5892 fledH5127 thereH8033 and shutH5462 themselves in; and they wentH5927 up on the roofH1406 of the towerH4026. 52So AbimelechH40 cameH935 to the towerH4026 and foughtH3898 against it, and approachedH5066 the entranceH6607 of the towerH4026 to burnH8313 it with fireH784. 53But 28a certainH259 womanH802 threwH7993 an upperH7393 millstoneH7393 on Abimelech’sH40 headH7218, crushingH7533 his skullH1538. 54Then 29he calledH7121 quicklyH4120 to the youngH5288 manH5288, his armorH3627 bearerH5375, and saidH559 to him, “DrawH8025 your swordH2719 and killH4191 me, soH6435 that it will not be saidH559 of me, ‘A womanH802 slewH2026 him.’” So 30the youngH5288 manH5288 piercedH1856 him throughH1856, and he diedH4191. 55When the menH376 of IsraelH3478 sawH7200 that AbimelechH40 was deadH4191, eachH376 departedH1980 to his 31homeH4725. 56Thus 32GodH430 repaidH7725 the wickednessH7463 of AbimelechH40, whichH834 he had doneH6213 to his fatherH1 in killingH2026 his seventyH7657 brothersH251. 57Also GodH430 returnedH7725 allH3605 the wickednessH7463 of the menH376 of ShechemH7927 on their headsH7218, and the curseH7045 of JothamH3147 the sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 cameH935 33upon them.