Judges 9:43-45

Expanded Bible

⁴³ he separated his men into three groups and ·hid them [set an ambush; lay in wait] in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he jumped up and ·attacked [struck; slew] them. ⁴⁴ Abimelech and his ·group [force; company] ran to the entrance gate to the city. The other two groups ran out to the people in the fields and struck them down. ⁴⁵ Abimelech and his men fought the city of Shechem all day until they captured it and killed its people. Then he ·tore it down [razed/leveled the city] and ·threw salt over the ruins [^Lsowed it with salt; ^Cto symbolize destruction and desolation; Deut. 29:23; Ps. 107:34].