Judges:9:46-49
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And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that ,
they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith .
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And it was told Abimelech ,
that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together .
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And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon ,
he and all the people that were with him ;
and Abimelech took an axe in his hand ,
and cut down a bough from the trees ,
and took it ,
and laid it on his shoulder ,
and said unto the people that were with him ,
What ye have seen me do ,
make haste ,
and do as I have done .
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And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough ,
and followed Abimelech ,
and put them to the hold ,
and set the hold on fire upon them ;
so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also ,
about a thousand men and women .