Judges 9:50-52

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Abimelech’s Death

⁵⁰ Then Abimelech went to the city of Thebez. He ·surrounded the city, attacked it, [^Lbesieged/encamped against Thebez] and captured it. ⁵¹ But inside the city was a strong ·tower [or fortress], so all the men, women, and ·leaders [leading citizens; lords] of that city ran to the tower. When they got inside, they locked the door behind them. Then they climbed up to the roof of the tower [^Cto fight back and avoid the fate of the people of Shechem; v. 49]. ⁵² Abimelech came to the tower to attack it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire,