King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
Complete Jewish Bible:
a woman dropped an upper millstone on Avimelekh's head, cracking his skull.
Berean Standard Bible:
But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.
American Standard Version:
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and brake his skull.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And a certain{H259} woman{H802} cast{H7993} a piece{H6400} of a millstone{H7393} upon Abimelech's{H40} head{H7218}, and all to brake{H7533} his skull{H1538}.
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Samuel 11:21
- Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
Job 31:3
- [Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity?
Judges 9:20
- But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
Jeremiah 50:45
- Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make [their] habitation desolate with them.
Jeremiah 49:20
- Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
Judges 9:15
- And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
2 Samuel 20:21
- The matter [is] not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, [even] against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
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Commentary for Judges 9:53
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H259
There are 801 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶחָד
Transliteration: ʼechâd
Pronunciation: ekh-awd'
Description: a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together, - Strong's Number: H802
There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִשָּׁה
Transliteration: ʼishshâh
Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. - Strong's Number: H7993
There are 121 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ
Transliteration: shâlak
Pronunciation: shaw-lak
Description: a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw. - Strong's Number: H6400
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פֶּלַח
Transliteration: pelach
Pronunciation: peh'-lakh
Description: from פָּלַח; a slice; piece. - Strong's Number: H7393
There are 104 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֶכֶב
Transliteration: rekeb
Pronunciation: reh'-keb
Description: from רָכַב; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone; chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon. - Strong's Number: H40
There are 1102 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֲבִימֶלֶךְ
Transliteration: ʼĂbîymelek
Pronunciation: ab-ee-mel'-ek
Description: from אָב and מֶלֶךְ; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites; Abimelech. - Strong's Number: H7218
There are 548 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רֹאשׁ
Transliteration: rôʼsh
Pronunciation: roshe
Description: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top. - Strong's Number: H7533
There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָצַץ
Transliteration: râtsats
Pronunciation: raw-tsats'
Description: a primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively; break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together. - Strong's Number: H1538
There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גֻּלְגֹּלֶת
Transliteration: gulgôleth
Pronunciation: gul-go'-leth
Description: by reduplication from גָּלַל; a skull (as round); by implication, a head (in enumeration of persons); head, every man, poll, skull.