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And it came to passe on the morrow, that the people went out into the field, and they tolde Abimelech.

And he tooke the people, and diuided them into three companies, and laide waite in the field, and looked, and behold, the people were come forth out of the citie, and he rose vp against them, and smote them.

And Abimelech, and the companie that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entring of the gate of the citie: and the two other companies ranne vpon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them.

And Abimelech fought against the citie all that day, and he tooke the citie, and slewe the people that was therein, and beat downe the citie, and sowed it with salt.

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entred into an holde of the house of the god Berith.

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the towre of Shechem were gathered together.

And Abimelech gate him vp to mount Zalmon, hee and all the people that were with him, & Abimelech tooke an axe in his hand, and cut downe a bough from the trees, and tooke it, and laide it on his shoulder, and said vnto the people that were with him, What ye haue seene me doe, make haste, and doe as I haue done.

And all the people likewise cut downe euery man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the holde, and set the holde on fire vpon them: so that all the men of the towre of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and tooke it.

But there was a strong towre within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the citie, and shut it to them, and gate them vp to the top of the towre.

And Abimelech came vnto the towre, and fought against it, and went hard vnto the doore of the towre, to burne it with fire.

And a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and all to brake his scull.

Then hee called hastily vnto the young man his armour-bearer, and said vnto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slewe him: and his young man thrust him through, and he died.

And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed euery man vnto his place.

Thus God rendred the wickednesse of Abimelech which hee did vnto his father, in slaying his seuentie brethren.

And all the euill of the men of Shechem, did God render vpon their heads: and vpon them came the curse of Iotham the sonne of Ierubbaal.