George Leo Haydock, on Judg 9:53

“And behold a certain woman casting a piece of a millstone from above, dashed it against the head of Abimelech, and broke his skull.”

“Above, or “of the upper millstone,” according to the Hebrew and Septuagint. Pyrrhus met with a similar fate at Argos. Plutarch observes, (in Scylla) that the Lacedemonians did not like to attack walls, because the bravest men are there often slain by the greatest cowards. (Calmet) — Hence Joab puts this advice in the mouth of David, that it is imprudent to come too near the walls, 2 Kings xi. 21. — Skull, (cerebrum) “brain.” Yet the tyrant’s understanding was not perhaps so much impaired, as to excuse him for commanding his armour-bearer to kill him. (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.