SEV Biblia, Chapter 9:53
Mas una mujer dejó caer un pedazo de una rueda de molino sobre la cabeza de Abimelec, y le quebró los cascos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 9:53
Verse 53. A piece of a millstone] bkr jlp pelach recheb, a piece of a chariot wheel; but the word is used in other places for upper millstones, and is so understood here by the Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic. And all to break his skull.] A most nonsensical version of wtlglg ta Ĺrtw vattarits eth gulgolto, which is literally, And she brake, or fractured, his skull. Plutarch, in his life of Pyrrhus, observes that this king was killed at the siege of Thebes, by a piece of a tile, which a woman threw upon his head.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 53. And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone , etc.] Of the upper millstone, as the word signifies, which is observed by Jarchi and other Jewish commentators; this with other stones being carried up to the top of the tower, to do what execution they could with them: and a woman observing Abimelech making up to the door of the tower, took up this piece of millstone, and threw it down upon Abimelech’s head, and all to break his skull ; she did it with that view, though it may as well be rendered, or “she”, or “it broke his skull” f214 ; it made a fracture in it, which was mortal. Abendana observes, and so others, that that was measure for measure, a righteous retaliation, that as he had slain seventy of his brethren on one stone, he should die by means of a stone.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 50-57 - The Shechemites were ruined by Abimelech; now he is reckoned with, wh was their leader in villany. Evil pursues sinners, and sometime overtakes them, when not only at ease, but triumphant. Thoug wickedness may prosper a while, it will not prosper always. The histor of mankind, if truly told, would greatly resemble that of this chapter The records of what are called splendid events present to us suc contests for power. Such scenes, though praised of men, fully explai the Scripture doctrine of the deceitfulness and desperate wickedness of the human heart, the force of men's lust, and the effect of Satan' influence. Lord, thou has given us thy word of truth and righteousness O pour upon us thy spirit of purity, peace, and love, and write the holy law in our hearts __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ותשׁלך 7993 אשׁה 802 אחת 259 פלח 6400 רכב 7393 על 5921 ראשׁ 7218 אבימלך 40 ותרץ 7533 את 853 גלגלתו׃ 1538
