Chapter Book
Loading
Change Translation
Loading...
  • Recent Translations
  • All Translations

Judges 9:8-15

Share

Settings

8 1The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 2'Reign over us.'
9 But the olive tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?'
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and reign over us.'
11 But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit and go hold sway over the trees?'
12 And the trees said to the vine, 'You come and reign over us.'
13 But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my wine that 3cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?'
14 Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come and reign over us.'
15 And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and 4take refuge in my shade, but if not, 5let fire come out of the bramble and devour 6the cedars of Lebanon.'
Read Chapter Compare

Judges 9:8-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JUDGES 9

This chapter contains an account of the craft and cruelty of Abimelech, by which he got himself made king of the Shechemites, Jud 9:1-6 of the parable of Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, concerning the trees, in which he exposes their folly in making Abimelech king, and foretells the ruin of them both, Jud 9:7-21 of the contentions which arose between Abimelech, and the men of Shechem, increased by Gaal the son of Ebed, Jud 9:22-29 who was drawn into a battle with Abimelech, and beaten and forced to fly, Jud 9:30-41 but the quarrel between Abimelech and the men of Shechem ceased not, but still continued, which issued in the entire ruin of the city and the inhabitants of it, Jud 9:42-49 and in the death of Abimelech himself, according to Jotham's curse, Jud 9:50-57.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 6

  • 1. [2 Kings 14:9]
  • 2. Judges 8:22, 23
  • 3. Psalms 104:15
  • 4. Daniel 4:12; Hosea 14:7; [Isaiah 30:2]
  • 5. ver. 20; [Numbers 21:28; Ezekiel 19:14]
  • 6. 1 Kings 4:33; 2 Kings 14:9; 2 Kings 19:23; Psalms 104:16; Isaiah 2:13; Isaiah 37:24
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.