Judges 9:30-57

30When ZebulH2083 the leaderH8269 of the cityH5892 heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651, his angerH639 burnedH2734. 31So using deceptionH8649, he successfully sentH7971 messengersH4397 to AbimelechH40, sayingH559, “BeholdH2009, GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 and his relativesH251 have comeH935 to ShechemH7927; and beholdH2009, they are 1stirringH6696 upH6696 the cityH5892 againstH5921 you. 32So nowH6258, ariseH6965 by nightH3915, you and the peopleH5971 whoH834 are with you, and lieH693 inH693 waitH693 in the fieldH7704. 33Then in the morningH1242, as soon as the sunH8121 is up, you shall riseH7925 earlyH7925 and attackH6584 the cityH5892; and beholdH2009, when he and the peopleH5971 whoH834 are with him comeH3318 outH3318 againstH413 you, you shall 2doH6213 to them 3whateverH3512 you can.”

34So AbimelechH40 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him gotH6965 upH6965 at nightH3915, and layH693 inH693 waitH693 againstH5921 ShechemH7927, in fourH702 4unitsH7218. 35Now GaalH1603 the sonH1121 of EbedH5651 wentH3318 outH3318 and stoodH5975 at 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, “5LookH2009, 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 peopleH376.” 37And GaalH1603 spokeH1696 yetH5750 againH3254 and saidH559, “LookH2009, peopleH5971 are comingH3381 downH3381 from 6the 7highestH2872 partH2872 of the landH776, and oneH259 8unitH7218 is comingH935 by wayH1870 of 9the diviners’H6049 10oakH436.” 38Then ZebulH2083 saidH559 to him, “WhereH346 thenH645 is your 11boastingH6310 with whichH834 you saidH559, ‘WhoH4310 is AbimelechH40 that we should serveH5647 him?’ Is thisH2088 not the peopleH5971 whomH834 you rejectedH3988? GoH3318 outH3318 nowH6258 and fightH3898 them!” 39So GaalH1603 wentH3318 outH3318 12in the sightH6440 of the 13leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927 and foughtH3898 AbimelechH40. 40But AbimelechH40 chasedH7291 him, and he fledH5127 from him; and manyH7227 fellH5307 woundedH2491 up to the entranceH6607 of the gateH8179. 41Then AbimelechH40 stayedH3427 in ArumahH725, but ZebulH2083 droveH1644 outH1644 GaalH1603 and his relativesH251 soH4480 thatH4480 they could notH4480 stayH3427 in ShechemH7927.

42Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 the nextH4283 dayH4283, that the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 to the fieldH7704, and it was reportedH5046 to AbimelechH40. 43So he tookH3947 14his peopleH5971 and dividedH2673 them into threeH7969 15unitsH7218, and layH693 inH693 waitH693 in the fieldH7704; when he lookedH7200 and 16sawH7200 the peopleH5971 comingH3318 outH3318 from the cityH5892, he 17attackedH6965H5921 them and killedH5221 them. 44Then AbimelechH40 and the 18companyH7218 whoH834 was with him rushedH6584 forwardH6584 and stoodH5975 at the entranceH6607 of the cityH5892 gateH8179; the other twoH8147 19companiesH7218 then attackedH6584H5921 allH3605 whoH834 were in the fieldH7704 and killedH5221 them. 45AbimelechH40 foughtH3898 against the cityH5892 that wholeH3605 dayH3117, and he capturedH3920 the cityH5892 and killedH2026 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were in it; then he 20toreH5422 downH5422 the cityH5892 and sowedH2232 it with saltH4417.

46When allH3605 the 21leadersH1167 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 heardH8085 about it, they enteredH935 the innerH6877 chamberH6877 of the 22templeH1004 of 23El-berithH410H1285. 47And it was reportedH5046 to AbimelechH40 that allH3605 the 24leadersH1167 of the towerH4026 of ShechemH7927 were gatheredH6908 together. 48So AbimelechH40 wentH5927 upH5927 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 putH7760 it on his shoulderH7926. Then he saidH559 to the peopleH5971 whoH834 were with him, “WhatH4100 you sawH7200 me doH6213, hurryH4116 and doH6213 27likewiseH3644.” 49So allH3605 the peopleH5971 alsoH1571 cutH3772 downH3772, eachH376 oneH376, his branchH7754 and followedH1980H310 AbimelechH40, and putH7760 them on topH5921 of the innerH6877 chamberH6877 and setH3341 the innerH6877 chamberH6877 on fireH784 overH5921 those inside, so that allH3605 the peopleH376 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 28leadersH1167 of the cityH5892 fledH5127 thereH8033 and shutH5462 themselves inH5462; and they wentH5927 upH5927 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 downH8313 with fireH784. 53But 29a womanH802 threwH7993 an upperH7393 millstoneH7393 on Abimelech’sH40 headH7218, crushingH7533 his skullH1538. 54Then 30he calledH7121 quicklyH4120 to the youngH5288 manH5288, his armorH3627 bearerH5375, and saidH559 to him, “DrawH8025 your swordH2719 and killH4191 me, soH6435 thatH6435 it will notH6435 be saidH559 of me, ‘A womanH802 killedH2026 him.’” So 31the youngH5288 manH5288 piercedH1856 him throughH1856, and he diedH4191. 55Now when the menH376 of IsraelH3478 sawH7200 that AbimelechH40 was deadH4191, eachH376 leftH1980 for his 32homeH4725. 56So 33GodH430 repaidH7725 the wickednessH7463 of AbimelechH40, whichH834 he had doneH6213 to his fatherH1 in killingH2026 his seventyH7657 brothersH251. 57GodH430 also returnedH7725 allH3605 the wickednessH7463 of the menH376 of ShechemH7927 on their headsH7218, and the curseH7045 of JothamH3147 the sonH1121 of JerubbaalH3378 cameH935 34upon them.