2 Samuel 20:14; Joshua 19:8; Numbers 21:16
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 poin...
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 fro...
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 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...
Beer ] not known. The name means 'Well' (cp. Beer-sheba). 22-33. The Conspiracy of Gaal.
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...
the Bramble King Judges 9:7-21 Men must have leadership. The reason lies deep in human nature. The French Revolutionaries destroyed the royal f...
The closing statement of the previous chapter constitutes the introduction to this. The words, "As soon as Gideon was dead" and the declaration that...
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!...
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...
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 w...
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 t...
ABIMELECH'SCONSPIRACY (vv. 1-6). Abimelech did not only forget his father's example, but deliberately chose a contrary path of proud self-pleasi...
Jotham's Parable. B. C. 1209. 7 And...
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 w...
‘ 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
The Parable of Jotham
And Jotham ran away, before the men of the city could recover from their surprise, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelec...
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 ha...
21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.