^{45 Ref} and Abimelech hath fought against the city all that day, and captureth the city, and the people who `are' in it he hath slain, and he breaketh down the city, and soweth it `with' salt.

^{46 Ref} And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

⁴⁷ and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

^{48 Ref} and Abimelech goeth up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people who `are' with him, and Abimelech taketh the great axe in his hand, and cutteth off a bough of the trees, and lifteth it up, and setteth `it' on his shoulder, and saith unto the people who `are' with him, `What ye have seen I have done -- haste, do ye like it.'

^{49 Ref} And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set `them' at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.