Judges 9:46-48

Evangelical Heritage Version

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. ⁴⁷ When it was reported to Abimelek that all the citizens were gathered together in the citadel of Shechem, ⁴⁸ Abimelek went up to Mount Zalmon—he and all the people who were with him. Abimelek took an ax in his hand and cut brushwood. He picked up the brush and placed it on his shoulder. He told the people who were with him, “Quickly do exactly what you saw me do.”