Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire, New Living Translation Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance, English Standard Version And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Berean Standard Bible When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire. King James Bible And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. New King James Version So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire. New American Standard Bible So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire. NASB 1995 So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire. NASB 1977 So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire. Legacy Standard Bible So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire. Amplified Bible So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire. Christian Standard Bible When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire. American Standard Version And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Contemporary English Version Abimelech and his army rushed to the fortress and tried to force their way inside. Abimelech himself was about to set the heavy wooden doors on fire, English Revised Version And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abimelech came to the tower. He began to fight against it and went near the entrance of the tower to burn it down. Good News Translation When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he went up to the door to set the tower on fire. International Standard Version So Abimelech approached the tower, attacked it, and approached the tower's gate, intending to burn it down. Majority Standard Bible When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire. NET Bible Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire, New Heart English Bible Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Webster's Bible Translation And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. World English Bible Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Abimelech comes to the tower, and fights against it, and draws near to the opening of the tower to burn it with fire, Young's Literal Translation And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire, Smith's Literal Translation And Abimelech will come even to the tower, and will fight against it, and will urge on, even to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it: Catholic Public Domain Version And Abimelech, drawing near the tower, fought valiantly. And approaching the gate, he strove to set it on fire. New American Bible Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it. When he came close to the entrance of the tower to set it on fire, New Revised Standard Version Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Abimeleck advanced as far as the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to set it on fire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abimelek arrived unto the tower and fought against it and he came unto the gate of the tower to burn it in fire OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went close unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abimelech's Punishment…51But there was a strong tower inside the city, and all the men, women, and leaders of the city fled there. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof of the tower. 52When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire. 53But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.… Cross References 2 Samuel 11:21 Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’” 2 Samuel 11:17-21 And when the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s servants fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died. / Joab sent to David a full account of the battle / and instructed the messenger, “When you have finished giving the king a full account of the battle, ... 2 Kings 14:10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” 2 Kings 14:8-14 Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said. / But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle. / You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” ... 2 Chronicles 25:19 You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” 2 Chronicles 25:17-24 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said. / But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle. / You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?” ... Isaiah 30:13 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant! Isaiah 30:12-14 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, / this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant! / It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.” Jeremiah 21:13 Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?” Jeremiah 21:11-14 Moreover, tell the house of the king of Judah to hear the word of the LORD. / O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds. / Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley, atop the rocky plateau—declares the LORD—you who say, “Who can come against us? Who can enter our dwellings?” ... Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Matthew 21:33-44 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... Mark 12:10 Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Mark 12:1-11 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ... Luke 20:17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? Treasury of Scripture And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire. Judges 9:48,49 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… 2 Kings 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 2 Kings 15:16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. Jump to Previous Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Attack Burn Close Door Draweth Drew Entrance Hard Nigh Opening Purpose Stormed TowerJump to Next Abimelech Abim'elech Approached Attack Burn Close Door Draweth Drew Entrance Hard Nigh Opening Purpose Stormed TowerJudges 9 1. Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king7. Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin 22. Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him 30. Zebul reveals it 34. Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt 46. He burns the hold of the god Berith 50. At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone 56. Jotham's curse is fulfilled. When Abimelech came Abimelech, whose name means "my father is king," was a son of Gideon (also known as Jerubbaal) and a concubine from Shechem. His rise to power was marked by ambition and violence, as he sought to establish himself as a ruler over Shechem and its surrounding areas. Historically, Abimelech's actions reflect the turbulent period of the Judges, where Israel lacked centralized leadership and often fell into cycles of sin and retribution. His coming to the tower signifies a continuation of his aggressive campaign to consolidate power, a stark contrast to the leadership of his father, Gideon, who was called by God to deliver Israel. to attack the tower he approached its entrance to set it on fire To burn it with fire.--He naturally anticipated another hideous success like that at Millo. Verse 52. - To burn it with fire - encouraged by his success at the tower of Shechem.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 40: Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name came וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while attack וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (way·yil·lā·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle the tower, הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers he approached וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ (way·yig·gaš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach its הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל (ham·miḡ·dāl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers entrance פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way to set it on fire. לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ (lə·śā·rə·p̄ōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8313: To be, on fire Links Judges 9:52 NIVJudges 9:52 NLT Judges 9:52 ESV Judges 9:52 NASB Judges 9:52 KJV Judges 9:52 BibleApps.com Judges 9:52 Biblia Paralela Judges 9:52 Chinese Bible Judges 9:52 French Bible Judges 9:52 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 9:52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought (Jd Judg. 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