Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
every man under his vine and . . . fig tree—This is a common and beautiful metaphor for peace and security (Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10), founded on the practice, still common in modern Syria, of training these fruit trees up the walls and stairs of houses, so as to make a shady arbor, beneath which the people sit and relax.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Kings 4:25:
Psalms 80:8-11
Micah 4:4
Zechariah 3:10
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