⁵⁰ Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and put his army in position against Thebez and took it.

⁵¹ But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.

^{52 Ref} And Abimelech came to the tower and made an attack on it, and got near to the door of the tower for the purpose of firing it.

^{53 Ref} But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.

^{54 Ref} Then quickly crying out to his body-servant, he said to him, Take out your sword and put an end to me straight away, so that men may not say of me, His death was the work of a woman. So the young man put his sword through him, causing his death.