Judges 9:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. ”

Judges 9:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jotham's Fable. Only in an apologue could Jotham, the sole survivor of Abimelech's massacre, express what was in his bitter, broken heart. The point of his fable is easily caught. His father and hi...
Judges 9:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. Went to Beer - Mr. Maundrell, in his journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 64, 5th edit., mentions...
Judges 9:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. Jotham ran away, and fled. The moral of the parable he had spoken was this-That foolish an...
Judges 9:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Story of Abimelech This chapter breaks the regular order of the book, since Abimelech is not thought of as a judge, and the Canaanites are not here regarded as oppressors. The story, however,...
Judges 9:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Went to Beer. — Since Beer means a “well,” it. was naturally a very common name in Palestine. There is nothing to show with certainty whether this Beer is Beeroth in Benjamin ( Joshua 9:17 ), now...
Judges 9:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Bramble King Judges 9:7-21 Men must have leadership. The reason lies deep in human nature. The French Revolutionaries destroyed the royal family, but Robespierre, Danton and Marat were prac...
Judges 9:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The closing statement of the previous chapter constitutes the introduction to this. The words, "As soon as Gideon was dead" and the declaration that then the people returned to evil courses reveal, f...
Judges 9:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It was prudent to hasten away, when he had delivered his message in such faithfulness. How few are there that can be found faithful to God and souls!
Judges 9:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jotham ran away, and fled ,.... Having delivered his fable, and the application of it, he made his escape, having the advantage of being on the top of a mountain, at some distance from the peopl...
Judges 9:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. Ver. 21. And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went. ] It was but high time to fly, Cito, citius,...
Judges 9:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jotham ran away and fled Which he might easily do, having the advantage of the hill, and because the people were not forward to pursue a man whom they knew to have such just cause to speak, and so...
Judges 9:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ABIMELECH'SCONSPIRACY (vv. 1-6). Abimelech did not only forget his father's example, but deliberately chose a contrary path of proud self-pleasing. He wanted to rule over Israel and recognized t...
Judges 9:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jotham's Parable. B. C. 1209. 7 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood i...
Judges 9:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He might easily flee, having the advantage of the hill and other accommodations for flight, and because the people were not forward to pursue a man whom they knew to have such just cause and great pr...
Judges 9:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech his brother.' Having delivered his curse Jotham fled for his life. He journeyed to Beer, which means ‘a we...
Judges 9:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ABIMELECH MADE KING Judges 9:1-21 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 9:1 . And Abimelech .] Some little time may have elapsed after Gideon’s death, so that the air was again filled with tendencies to i...
Judges 9:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:4 . Baal-berith. Berith signifies a covenant, which those bad people had made with Baal. The Greeks had their ζευς ορκιος, their Jupiter, or their Baal, to which they made vows. Judges...
Judges 9:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal. The election of the usurper to be king I. Contrasts in the history of God’s own people. After Gideon--Abimelech! II. The best of fathers may have the worst of...
Judges 9:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 9:7 On the top of Mount Gerizim . Mount Gerizim rises on the south-west side of Samaria or Shechem as a sheer rock about 800 feet in height, facing Mount Ebal, which is s...
Judges 9:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Parable of Jotham
Judges 9:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 20:14 ; Joshua 19:8 ; Numbers 21:16
Judges 9:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And fled — Which he might easily do, having the advantage of the hill, and because the people were not forward to pursue a man whom they knew to have such just cause to speak, and so little power t...

Judges 9:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 9:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 9:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 9:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 9:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 9:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 9:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 9:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 9:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 9:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 9:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 9:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 9:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 9:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 9:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes