Judges 9:53

9:53 a woman threw an upper millstone ¹  down on his ²  head and shattered his skull.

Judges 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, ³  the seventy legitimate ⁴  sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, ⁵  because he hid.

Judges 9:18

9:18 But you have attacked ⁶  my father’s family ⁷  today. You murdered his seventy legitimate ⁸  sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative. ⁹ 

Judges 16:28

16:28 Samson called to the Lord, “O Master, Lord, ¹⁰  remember me! Strengthen me just one more time, O God, so I can get swift revenge ¹¹  against the Philistines for my two eyes!”

Judges 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ¹²  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ¹³  They began to strike down their enemy ¹⁴  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ¹⁵  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ¹⁶  about thirty Israelites.

[9:53]  ¹ sn A hand mill consisted of an upper stone and larger lower stone. One would turn the upper stone with a handle to grind the grain, which was placed between the stones. An upper millstone, which was typically about two inches thick and a foot or so in diameter, probably weighed 25-30 pounds (11.4-13.6 kg). See G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 268; C. F. Burney, Judges, 288.

[9:53]  ² tn Heb “Abimelech’s.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “his” in the translation in keeping with conventions of English narrative style.

[9:5]  ³ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[9:5]  ⁴ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “remained.”

[9:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “have risen up against.”

[9:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “house.”

[9:18]  ⁷ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “your brother.”

[16:28]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew has אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה (’adonay yehovih, “Lord Yahweh”).

[16:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “so I can get revenge with one act of vengeance.”

[20:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

[20:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

[20:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

[20:31]  ¹² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:31]  ¹³ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.