Judges 9:44-46
New King James Version
44 Then Abimelech and the company that was with him rushed forward and stood at the entrance of the gate of the city; and the other two companies rushed upon all who were in the fields and killed them. 45 So Abimelech fought against the city all that day; (A)he took the city and killed the people who were in it; and he (B)demolished the city and sowed it with salt.
46 Now when all the men of the tower of Shechem had heard that, they entered the [a]stronghold of the temple (C)of the god Berith.
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Judges 9:44-46
New International Version
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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