Judges 9:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 9:5

3 And his mother’s brothers spoke all these words concerning him in the hearing of all the men of Shechem; and their heart was inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our ^abrother.”

4 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of ^aBaal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired ^bworthless and reckless men; and they followed him.

5 Then he went to his father’s house ^aat Ophrah and ^bkilled his brothers, the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, because he hid himself.

6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, all of Beth Millo, and they went and made Abimelech king beside the terebinth tree at the pillar that was in Shechem.

The Parable of the Trees

7 Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on top of ^aMount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out. And he said to them:
“Listen to me, you men of Shechem,
That God may listen to you!

<< Judges 9:4

Judges 9:6 >>

Definitions of words in Judges 9:5:

Because {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Father {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Father {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

House {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
House {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jerubbaal {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerubbaal {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jerubbaal {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jotham {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jotham {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jotham {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Left {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Ophrah {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ophrah {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Ophrah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Seventy {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

On {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
On {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Judges 9:5:

Abimelech {Easton's}
Jotham {Easton's}
Judges, Book of {Easton's}
Ophrah {Easton's}
Abimelech {I.S.B.E.}
Jotham {I.S.B.E.}
Ophrah {I.S.B.E.}
Punishments {I.S.B.E.}
Shechem {I.S.B.E.}

<< Judges 9:4

Judges 9:6 >>