The millstone falls

50Then Abimelech went to Thebez, camped against Thebez, and captured it.

51But there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled there and shut themselves in, and they went up onto the roof of the tower.

52Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it, and he came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.

53But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.

54Then he quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his young man pierced him through, and he died.