And Abimelech, drawing near the tower, fought valiantly. And approaching the gate, he strove to set it on fire
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King James Version
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.English Standard Version
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.New International Version
Abimelech went to the tower and stormed it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,