Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance,

亚比米勒到了楼前攻打，挨近楼门，要用火焚烧。

亚比米勒到了楼前，攻打它。他挨近楼门，要放火焚烧。

亚比米勒到了楼前，攻打它。他挨近楼门，要放火焚烧。

亚比米勒攻打城楼，走到城楼门口正准备放火时，

亚比米勒到了城楼前，攻打城楼；他走近城楼门口，要用火焚烧。

亞比米勒到了樓前攻打，挨近樓門，要用火焚燒。

亞比米勒到了樓前，攻打它。他挨近樓門，要放火焚燒。

亞比米勒到了樓前，攻打它。他挨近樓門，要放火焚燒。

亞比米勒攻打城樓，走到城樓門口正準備放火時，

亞比米勒到了城樓前，攻打城樓；他走近城樓門口，要用火焚燒。

亞比米勒來到譙樓前、攻打譙樓；他挨近樓門口，要放火燒。

亞比米勒至臺前攻之、近臺門、欲焚以火、

亞庇米力至臺前攻之、近於臺門、欲焚以火、

亞比米勒至臺前攻之、近於臺之門、欲焚以火、

Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,

Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire.

And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire.

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.

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

so he led his forces to Mount Zalmon. He took an ax and chopped some branches from a tree, then put them on his shoulder.“ Quick, do as I have done!” he told his men.So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech’s example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died— about 1,000 men and women.

At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.

“ You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”