士師記 9:2-51 JCB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:18

And ye are risen up against my father's house this day ,.... Which was an instance of great ingratitude in them, after such services done for them, and favours received by them: and have slain his sons, seventy persons on one stone ; excepting one, himself, and he was intentionally slain, their design was to cut off everyone; and all being slain but one, the round number is given, and this being so large, is the rather observed; and though Abimelech committed the fact, the men of Shechem... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:19

If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and his house this day ,.... If they could in their consciences think and believe they had done well, and acted the faithful and upright part by him and his family, which he left with them to consider of: then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you ; may you be happy in him as a king, and he be happy in you as his subjects, and live peaceably and comfortably together; and this he suggests as a test of their former... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:20

But if not ,.... If it appeared that they had not acted uprightly and sincerely in this matter: let fire come out of Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo ; let wrath, rage, and fury, break out from Abimelech like fire, and issue in the destruction of those that made him king, both those of Shechem and of Millo: and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech ; let them be incensed against Abimelech, and seek... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:21

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 people, and perhaps they might not be inclined to do him any harm: and went to Beer ; which some take to be the same with Baalathbeer in the tribe of Simeon, Joshua 19:8 Jerom F6 De loc. Heb. fol. 89. I says, the village Bera, whither Jotham fled, is eight miles from Eleutheropolis to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:22

When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel. The people in general consenting to what the men of Shechem had done, at least not opposing it, all being desirous of a king, and therefore put up with a mean person, rather than have none; though it is amazing they should, and that they had not rose up as one man against Abimelech, and avenged the blood of the sons of Gideon, who had been so useful and serviceable to them; it is indeed said that he reigned over all Israel, and his reign,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:23

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem ,.... Permitted, yea, gave a commission to Satan, the evil spirit, to go among them, who stirred up suspicions, jealousies, hatred, and ill will to one another, and sowed the seeds of discord and contention among them; or God gave them up to their own hearts' lusts, to think ill of one another, grow jealous, and meditate revenge: and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech ; did not openly declare their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:24

That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come ,.... That vengeance might come on the authors of it; so things were ordered in Providence that this might come to pass: and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them ; be charged to his account, and he suffer for shedding it: and upon the men of Shechem which aided him in killing of his brethren ; by giving him money to hire men to go with him to do it, and perhaps by words encouraging the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:25

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains ,.... Of Ebal and Gerizim, which were near Shechem, by the way of which he passed when he came to that city, and these they set there, either to slay him, or to seize his person, and bring him to them: and they robbed all that came along that way by them ; that belonged to Abimelech and others also; and this they did to show their contempt of his government, and that they were no longer under it, and every man... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:26

And Gaal the son or Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem ,.... Who this Gaal was, and who his brethren, and from whence he came, and the place he went over, are all uncertain. Jarchi thinks he was a Gentile, and it looks, by some speeches of his afterwards, as if he was a descendant of Hamor, prince of Shechem, in the times of Jacob, who, since the expulsion of the Canaanites, his family had retired to some distant parts; but hearing of a difference between Abimelech and the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:27

Before they kept within the city, and durst not stir out to gather in the vintage, the time being come, for fear of the troops of Abimelech; for their lying in wait for him, and the robberies committed being made known to him, he had prepared to raise some forces, and attack them, of which they had had information; but now being encouraged with the protection of Gaal, they ventured out to gather their grapes in their vineyards without fear: and trode the grapes, and made merry : sung songs... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 9:27

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