49. So all of the men cut branches and followed Abimelech. They piled them against the place where the people had gone for safety. Then they set the place on fire with the people inside. There were about 1,000 men and women in the tower of Shechem. All of them died.
50. Next, Abimelech went to Thebez. He surrounded it. Then he attacked it and captured it.
51. But inside the city there was a strong tower. All of the people in the city ran to it for safety. All of the men and women went into it. They locked themselves in. They climbed up on the roof of the tower.
52. Abimelech went to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire.