⁵⁰ Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

⁵¹ But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.

^{52 Ref} Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

^{53 Ref} A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.

^{54 Ref} Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. His young man thrust him through, and he died.