52
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.
53
But a certain woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull.
54
Then he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, 'A woman killed him.' " So his young man thrust him through, and he died.
55
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed, every man to his place.
56
Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father by killing his seventy brothers.
57
And all the evil of the men of Shechem God returned on their own heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.