Judges 9:49-51

EasyEnglish Bible

⁴⁹ So all the men cut branches and they followed Abimelech. They put the branches around the strong building. Then they brought fire to burn down the building. There were about 1,000 men and women in the tower of Shechem. They all died in the fire.

⁵⁰ Then Abimelech and his men went to Thebez. They made their camp around the city to attack it. ⁵¹ There was a strong tower in the middle of the city. All the leaders of the city, as well as all the men and women, ran there to hide. They locked the door. They went up onto the roof of the tower.