52 And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed his skull.
54 Then he called hastily to the young man his armor-bearer, and said to him, 'Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.'' And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abim'elech was dead, they departed every man to his home.
56 Thus God requited the crime of Abim'elech, which he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;
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