44 And Abimelech, and the bands that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other bands ran upon all the people that were in the field, and slew them.

45 And when Abimelech had fought against the city all that day, he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and destroyed the city, and sowed [a]salt in it.

46 ¶ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard it, they entered into an hold of the house of the god [b]Berith.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:45 That it should be unfruitful, and never serve to any use.
  2. Judges 9:46 That is, of Baal-Berith, as Judg. 8:33.

44 Abimelek and the companies with him rushed forward to a position at the entrance of the city gate. Then two companies attacked those in the fields and struck them down. 45 All that day Abimelek pressed his attack against the city until he had captured it and killed its people. Then he destroyed the city(A) and scattered salt(B) over it.

46 On hearing this, the citizens in the tower of Shechem went into the stronghold of the temple(C) of El-Berith.

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