Judges 9:30
The Sedition of the Shechemites. The statement that Abimelech was prince over Israel is an exaggeration, and the chronological note is probably by...
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. No JFB commentary on these verses.
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...
The ruler of the city. — The word sar seems to imply that he was the military commandant.
the Kindling Fire Judges 9:22-40 Although this is a sordid story, it is set out at length to teach us that God's judgments upon sin are not r...
The closing statement of the previous chapter constitutes the introduction to this. The words, "As soon as Gideon was dead" and the declaration that...
One general observation runs through the whole of this history, and meets the Reader in every part of it: namely, that God's judgments, sooner or lat...
And when Zebul the ruler of the city ,.... Whom Abimelech had placed there under him: heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindl...
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. Ver. 30. His anger was kindled, ] sc., To...
Gaal's Insurrection; Gaal's Defeat. B. C. 1206....
It seems he had temporized and complied with the people's humour and plot against Abimelech, either in dissimulation and design, and by Abimelech's c...
‘ And when Zebul, the prince of the city, heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.' Zebul, Abimelech's deputy, learned of...
CHAPTER 9 ABIMELECH’S TRAGIC BUT BRIEF HISTORY ( Judges 9:22-57 .) CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 9:22 . Had reigned ] ruled by force rather than b...
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,...
EXPOSITION Judges 9:22 Had reigned . The Hebrew word here used is quite a different one from that in Judges 9:8 , Judges 9:10 , Judges...
The Defeat of Gaal
And when Zebul, the ruler of the city, heard the words of Gaal, the son of Ebed, when they were brought to his attention, his anger was kindled.
30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.i