Judges 9:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 9:8

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!

8 “The^a trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.
And they said to the olive tree,
^b‘Reign over us!’

9 But the olive tree said to them,
‘Should I cease giving my oil,
^aWith which they honor God and men,
And go to sway over trees?’

10 “Then the trees said to the fig tree,
‘You come and reign over us!’

11 But the fig tree said to them,
‘Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit,
And go to sway over trees?’

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Definitions of words in Judges 9:8:

Forth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

Reign {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Anoint {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Judges 9:8:

Fable {Easton's}
Jotham {Easton's}
Judges, Book of {Easton's}
Accommodation {I.S.B.E.}
Fable {I.S.B.E.}
Jotham {I.S.B.E.}
Olive Tree {I.S.B.E.}
Poetry, Hebrew {I.S.B.E.}
Reign {I.S.B.E.}

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