Judges 9:53
King James Version (KJV)
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
In context
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 woman 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.
Judges 9:53 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
- WEB World English Bible
- A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And a certain woman cast a piece of of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.