KJV King James Version
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
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2 Samuel 11:21
Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Who struck Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If he asks you this, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”
WEB World English Bible
who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’”
ASV American Standard Version
who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Who smote Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast on him a piece of a rider from the wall, and he dieth in Thebez? why drew ye nigh unto the wall? that thou hast said, Also thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 11
18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
20 And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
22 So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and [some] of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
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מִֽי־H4310 · miwho?הִכָּ֞הH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְH40 · a.vi.me.lekhAbimelechבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתH3380 · ye.rub.be.shetJerubbeshethהֲלֽוֹא־H3808 · lonotאִשָּׁ֡הH802 · ish.shahwomanהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהH7993 · sha.lakhto throwעָלָיו֩H5921 · aluponפֶּ֨לַחH6400 · pe.lachmillstoneרֶ֜כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotמֵעַ֤לH5921 · aluponהַֽחוֹמָה֙H2346 · cho.mahwallוַיָּ֣מָתH4191 · mutto dieבְּתֵבֵ֔ץH8405 · te.vetsThebezלָ֥מָּהH4100 · mahwhat?נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םH5066 · na.gashto approach: approachאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַֽחוֹמָ֑הH2346 · cho.mahwallוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔H559 · a.marto sayגַּ֗םH1571 · gamalsoעַבְדְּךָ֛H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveאוּרִיָּ֥הH223 · u.riy.yahUriahהַחִתִּ֖יH2850 · chit.tiHittiteמֵֽת׃H4191 · mutto die
Cross-references
Judges 9:50-54Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.Judges 7:1Then Jerubbaal, who [is] Gideon, and all the people that [were] with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.2 Samuel 3:27And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.2 Samuel 3:34Thy hands [were] not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, [so] fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.Judges 6:32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.Isaiah 14:10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?Psalm 39:8Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.Ezekiel 16:51-52Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.
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