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53 (A) when a woman on the roof dropped a large rock[a] on his head and cracked his skull. 54 The soldier who carried his weapons was nearby, and Abimelech told him, “Take out your sword and kill me. I don't want people to say that I was killed by a woman!”

So the soldier ran his sword through Abimelech. 55 And when the Israelite soldiers saw that their leader was dead, they went back home.

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  1. 9.53 large rock: One that was used in the grinding of grain.

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