^{45 Ref} Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

^{46 Ref} When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

⁴⁷ It was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

^{48 Ref} Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

^{49 Ref} All the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.