45 Abimelech fought against the city that whole day, and he captured the city and killed the people who were in it; then he (A)tore down the city and sowed it with salt.

46 When all the [a]leaders of the tower of Shechem heard about it, they entered the inner chamber of the [b]temple of (B)El-berith. 47 And it was reported to Abimelech that all the [c]leaders of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:46 Or landowners
  2. Judges 9:46 Lit house
  3. Judges 9:47 Or landowners

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