49. So every man cut off a branch of a tree; then they followed Abimelech and piled the wood up against the stronghold. They set it on fire, with the people inside, and all the people of the fort died — about a thousand men and women.
50. Then Abimelech went to Thebez, surrounded that city, and captured it.
51. There was a strong tower there, and every man and woman in the city, including the leaders, ran to it. They locked themselves in and went up to the roof.
52. When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he went up to the door to set the tower on fire.