Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Thebes, about 13 miles from Sichem, towards Scythopolis. (Eusebius)
Besieged. Hebrew, "took "as the sequel shews, (ver. 52,) since Abimelech was killed, as he was attacking the tower or citadel, in the midst of the city. (Calmet)