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Judges 9:53

Judges 9:53
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then he called hastily to the young man his armourbearer,.... Perceiving it was a mortal blow that was given him, and he…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The phrase “all” to is now obsolete, and means “quite,” “entirely,” as in Chaucer, Spenser, and Milton.

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 9:50-57

We have seen the ruin of the Shechemites completed by the hand of Abimelech; and now it comes to his turn to be reckoned…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

upper millstone lit. -millstone of riding"; i.e. the upper stone of a mill turned by a handle, the lower stone being…