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Judges 9:52
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KJ21
And Abimelech came unto the tower and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
ASV
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
AMP
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire.
AMPC
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
BRG
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
CSB
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
CSBA
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
CEB
Abimelech came to the tower to storm it. But when he approached the tower’s entrance to set it on fire,
CJB
However, when Avimelekh approached the tower, attacked it, and then came up close to the tower’s door in order to burn it down,
CEV
Abimelech and his army rushed to the fortress and tried to force their way inside. Abimelech himself was about to set the heavy wooden doors on fire,
DARBY
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and he drew near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire;
DRA
And Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:
ERV
Abimelech and his men came to the tower to attack it. Abimelech went up to the door of the tower to burn it.
EASY
Abimelech and his men came to attack the tower. Abimelech went near to the door of the tower, to put a fire there.
EHV
Abimelek came up to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down.
ESV
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
ESVUK
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
EXB
Abimelech came to the tower to attack it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire,
GNV
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to set it on fire.
GW
Abimelech came to the tower. He began to fight against it and went near the entrance of the tower to burn it down.
GNT
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he went up to the door to set the tower on fire.
HCSB
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
ICB
Abimelech came to the tower and attacked it. He went up to the door of the tower to set it on fire.
ISV
So Abimelech approached the tower, attacked it, and approached the tower’s gate, intending to burn it down.
JUB
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fighting against it, he came to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
KJV
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
AKJV
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
LSB
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
LEB
Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it, and he came near the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
TLB
But as Abimelech was preparing to burn it,
MSG
Abimelech went on to Thebez. He camped at Thebez and captured it. The Tower-of-Strength stood in the middle of the city; all the men and women of the city along with the city’s leaders had fled there and locked themselves in. They were up on the tower roof. Abimelech got as far as the tower and assaulted it. He came up to the tower door to set it on fire. Just then some woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and crushed his skull. He called urgently to his young armor bearer and said, “Draw your sword and kill me so they can’t say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” His armor bearer drove in his sword, and Abimelech died.
MEV
Abimelek came to the tower and fought against it. But as he drew near to the tower entrance to burn it with fire,
NOG
Abimelech came to the tower. He began to fight against it and went near the entrance of the tower to burn it down.
NABRE
Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it. When he came close to the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,
NASB
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire.
NASB1995
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
NCB
So Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire.
NCV
Abimelech came to the tower to attack it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire,
NET
Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,
NIRV
Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire.
NIV
Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,
NIVUK
Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,
NKJV
So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
NLV
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it. He went near the door of the building to burn it with fire.
NLT
Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance,
NRSVA
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
NRSVACE
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
NRSVCE
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
NRSVUE
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
OJB
And Avimelech came unto the migdal, and fought against it, and drew near unto the petach of the migdal to burn it with eish.
RGT
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and went hard to the door of the tower to set it on fire.
RSV
And Abim′elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
RSVCE
And Abim′elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
TLV
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
VOICE
So he stormed the tower, ready to burn this tower as he had the other.
WEB
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
WYC
And Abimelech came beside the tower, and fought strongly against it, and he nighed to the door, and endeavoured him to put fire under it (and he came up to the door, and endeavoured to put fire under it);
YLT
And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,
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