John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 9:46
Jdg 9:46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard [that], they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. Ver. 46. Into an hold of the house of the god Berith. ] This was as if a man should run into a stack of straw or barrel of gunpowder, to secure himself from a raging fire. Their covenant with Baal, that image of jealousy, Eze 8:3 was the cause of their ruin. They looked upon this hold as both a fort and a sanctuary; but it saved them not. read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 9:1-57
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 9:5 . Slew threescore and ten upon one stone, as an offering to his God. It is a credit to the Hebrew religion, that Abimelech was an apostate. Judges 9:8 . The trees went forth to anoint a king. This parable seems to have been divinely inspired. The figures and all the drapery of diction,... read more