Judges 9:46-52

46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a strong hold of the house of the god Berith. 47And it was told to Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48And Abimelech went 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 to the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done .1 49And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the strong hold, and set the strong hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

50Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 51But there was a strong tower within the city, and to there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it after them, and went up to the top of the tower. 52And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.