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Judges 9:53 KJV
Judges · chapter 9 · verse 53 · King James Version
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.Judges 9:53 · King James Version
Judges 9:53 in context
51But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
Key words (Strong's)
- Abimelech'sʼĂbîymelekAbimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two IsraelitesH40 →
- millstonerekeba vehicleH7393 →
- certainʼechâdproperly, unitedH259 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
- piecepelacha sliceH6400 →
- brakerâtsatsto crack in pieces, literally or figurativelyH7533 →
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