Category: Judges

American Standard Version (ASV):
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.

King James Version (KJV):
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

American Standard Version (ASV):
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.

King James Version (KJV):
But 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.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

King James Version (KJV):
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

King James Version (KJV):
Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And 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 upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

King James Version (KJV):
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And it was told Abimelech that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

King James Version (KJV):
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that 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 unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.

King James Version (KJV):
And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that [were] with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid [it] on his shoulder, and said unto the people that [were] with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, [and] do as I [have done].

American Standard Version (ASV):
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

King James Version (KJV):
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that [was] therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El-berith.

King James Version (KJV):
And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed upon all that were in the field, and smote them.

King James Version (KJV):
And Abimelech, and the company that [was] with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two [other] companies ran upon all [the people] that [were] in the fields, and slew them.