Judges 9:53

“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…”

“The phrase “all” to is now obsolete, and means “quite,” “entirely,” as in Chaucer, Spenser, and Milton. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Judges 9". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/judges-9.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“Mill - stone - Such great stones no doubt they carried up with them, whereby they might defend themselves, or offend those who assaulted them. Here the justice of God is remarkable in suiting the punishment to his sin. He slew his brethren upon a stone, Jdg 9:5, and he loseth his own life by a stone. Judges 9:54”

“woman: Jdg 9:15, Jdg 9:20; Sa2 11:21, Sa2 20:21; Job 31:3; Jer 49:20, Jer 50:45 and all to: An antiquated expression, meaning "full intention" to complete an object. "All to," observes Dr. Johnson, "is a particle of mere enforcement." The original is wattaritz eth gulgalto, which is simply as the LXX render και εκλασε το κρανιον αυτου, "and she brake his skull." Plutarch relates, that Pyrrhus was killed at the siege of Thebes, by a piece of a tile, which a woman threw upon his head. Judges 9:54”