45. And Aḇimeleḵ fought against the city all that day, and captured the city and slew the people who were in it. And he broke down the city and sowed it with salt.
46. And all the masters of the tower of Sheḵem had heard that, and entered the stronghold of the house of Ěl Berith.
47. And it was reported to Aḇimeleḵ that all the masters of the tower of Sheḵem were gathered together.
48. So Aḇimeleḵ went up to Mount Tsalmon, he and all the people who were with him. And Aḇimeleḵ took an axe in his hand and cut down a branch from the trees, and took it and laid it on his shoulder. Then he said to the people who were with him, “What you have seen me do, hurry, do as I have done.”
49. And all the people likewise cut down each one his own branch and followed Aḇimeleḵ, and put them against the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire above them, so that all the men of the tower of Sheḵem died, about a thousand men and women.
50. Aḇimeleḵ then went to Thĕḇĕts, and he encamped against Thĕḇĕts and captured it.
51. However, there was a strong tower in the city, and all the men and women and all the masters of the city fled there and shut themselves in, and went up to the top of the tower.
52. And Aḇimeleḵ came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the door of the tower to burn it with fire.