Abimelech
son of Gideon
Son of Gideon by a concubine of Shechem who killed his seventy brothers, ruled three years, and died at Thebez when a woman cast a millstone on his head.
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Joab Recalls His Death at Thebez
18Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
Then Joab sent a messenger to tell David everything about the fighting.
19And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,
Joab told the messenger what to do. He said, "First tell the king all about the battle."
20And 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?
"The king may get angry. He may ask you, 'Why did you fight so close to the city? Didn't you know they shoot arrows from the top of the wall?'"
21Who 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.
"'Remember Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth. A woman dropped a heavy grinding stone on him from a wall. He died in the town of Thebez. So why did you go near the wall?' If the king says that, tell him, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead too.'"
Every passage here is the King James text. Nothing on this page retells the story; it only puts the pieces in order.