שופטים, פרק ט׳, פסוק נ״ב

During the battle for the tower, Abimelech adopts a highly targeted military tactic to break inside. He deliberately approaches the entrance of the structure with the intent to burn it down. The primary approach among commentators is that this strategy was chosen because the heavy doors of such buildings were typically constructed from wood, making them highly vulnerable to fire. It is likely that Abimelech lacked the proper tools required to smash through the gate by brute force, leading him to use fire as the most practical method to breach the defenses and force his way into the structure [ביאור שטיינזלץ].