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44 Abimelech and the group with him rushed and stood in the city gate. The other two groups then rushed against all who were in the field and killed them. 45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He took the city and killed the people who were in it. Then he destroyed the city and covered it with salt.

46 All the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard about it. And they went into the inside room of the house of the god of El-berith.

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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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