Jueces 9:51

Listen to Jueces 9:51
51 Pero hab铆a una torre fortificada en el centro de la ciudad, y todos los hombres y mujeres, todos los habitantes de la ciudad, huyeron all铆, se encerraron y subieron al techo de la torre.

Jueces 9:51 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 9:51

But there was a strong tower within the city
The tower of Shechem was without the city, but this within, as towers generally are:

and hither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city;
men, women, and children, man and maid servants, all the inhabitants of the city; the tower being a large place, having not only many rooms in it, but perhaps a large area in the midst of it, as well as it had battlements on the top of it:

and shut it to them;
the gates of it, and which no doubt they strongly barred and bolted, to keep out the enemy:

and gat them up to the top of the tower;
to observe the motions of Abimelech, and annoy him as much as they could with what they carried with them, as stones, and the like.

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Jueces 9:51 In-Context

49 Y todo el pueblo cort贸 tambi茅n cada uno su rama y sigui贸 a Abimelec, y las pusieron sobre la fortaleza; prendieron fuego a la fortaleza sobre los que estaban adentro, y murieron tambi茅n todos los de la torre de Siquem, como mil hombres y mujeres.
50 Despu茅s Abimelec fue a Tebes, la siti贸 y la tom贸.
51 Pero hab铆a una torre fortificada en el centro de la ciudad, y todos los hombres y mujeres, todos los habitantes de la ciudad, huyeron all铆, se encerraron y subieron al techo de la torre.
52 Y Abimelec vino a la torre, la atac贸 y se acerc贸 a la entrada de la torre para prenderle fuego.
53 Pero una mujer arroj贸 una muela de molino sobre la cabeza de Abimelec rompi茅ndole el cr谩neo.
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