OLD TESTAMENT

Judges 9:53

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53

A certain woman cast an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, and broke his skull.

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Verse 53. Above, or “of the upper millstone,” according to the Hebrew and Septuagint Pyrrhus met with a similar fate at Argos. Plutarch observes, (in Scylla) that the Lacedemonians did not like to attack walls, because the bravest men are there often slain by the greatest cowards. Calmet.—Hence Joab puts this advice in the mouth of David, that it is imprudent to come too near the walls, 2 Kennicott. 11:21.—Skull, (cerebrum) “brain.” Yet the tyrant’s understanding was not perhaps so much impaired, as to excuse him for commanding his armour-bearer to kill him. Menochius.

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