Judges 9:45-47

Contemporary English Version

⁴⁵ He and his troops fought in Shechem all day, until they had killed everyone in town. Then he and his men tore down the houses and buildings and scattered salt^[a] everywhere.

⁴⁶ Earlier that day, the leaders of the temple of El Berith^[b] at Shechem had heard about the attack. So they went into the temple fortress, ⁴⁷ but Abimelech found out where they were.