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51 But there was a tall fortress in the middle of the town, and the town leaders and everyone else went inside. Then they barred the gates and went up to the flat roof.

52 Abimelech and his army rushed to the fortress and tried to force their way inside. Abimelech himself was about to set the heavy wooden doors on fire, 53 (A) when a woman on the roof dropped a large rock[a] on his head and cracked his skull.

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

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