^{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.

^{55 Ref} When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.

^{56 Ref} Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;

^{57 Ref} and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God requite on their heads: and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.