Judges 9:53
What does Judges 9:53 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 9:53 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But a certain woman sent a great stone, such as is used for crushing grain, on to the head of Abimelech, cracking the bone.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And behold, a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill on Abimelech's head, and crushed his skull.
Context
v.52And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
v.53This passage
v.54Then he called hastily unto the young man his armorbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and kill me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 9:20
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
- Jeremiah 49:20
Therefore hear ye the counsel of Jehovah, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, even the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
- 2 Samuel 20:21
The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
- 2 Samuel 11:21
who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
- Judges 9:15
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
- Job 31:3
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?