Judges 9:45

45Abimelech fought against the city that entire day. He took the city and killed the people who were in it; he demolished the city and 9:45 Even if Abimelech had been able to supply enough salt, spreading it over Shechem was not intended to actually make the ground unproductive; it was a symbol of perpetual desolation, and a warning that Shechem should never be rebuilt. However, Shechem was later rebuilt (1 Kin 12:25).sowed it with salt.