Judges 9:53
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 9:53 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 9:53 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 9:53 — KJV
“And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.”
— Judges 9:53 (KJV)
Judges 9:53 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 9:53
“Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Jerubbesheth: also called, Jerubbaal”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:53: woman, cast, piece
“Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. retired: Heb. were scattered”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:53: woman, cast, head
“Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:53: piece, head, brake
“Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. without...: or, which was not in hands hereafter: Chaldee, after this”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:53: certain, piece, brake
“And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.”
Shares key themes with Judges 9:53: cast, piece, brake
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