Judges 9:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 9:16

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 truth you anoint me as king over you,
Then come and take shelter in my ^ashade;
But if not, ^blet fire come out of the bramble
And devour the ^ccedars of Lebanon!’

16 “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him ^aas he deserves—

17 for my ^afather fought for you, risked his life, and ^bdelivered you out of the hand of Midian;

18 ^abut you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his ^bfemale servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother—

19 if then you have acted in truth and sincerity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then ^arejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you.

20 “But if not, ^alet fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!”

21 And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to ^aBeer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

Downfall of Abimelech

22 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel three years,

23 ^aGod sent a ^bspirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem ^cdealt treacherously with Abimelech,

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Definitions of words in Judges 9:16:

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

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

He {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

His {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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

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

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

King {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing Judges 9:16:

Jotham {Easton's}
Judges, Book of {Easton's}

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