Judges 9:44-46

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁴⁴ Abimelek and the unit that was with him rushed forward and took a position in front of the entrance to the city’s gatehouse. The other two units attacked everyone who was still out in the open country and struck them down. ⁴⁵ Abimelek fought against the city all that day and captured it. He killed the people who were in it, and he tore down the city and sowed it with salt.

⁴⁶ When all the citizens defending the citadel of Shechem realized what was happening, they went into the vault^[a] of the temple of El^[b] of the Covenant.