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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Judges 9 - Introduction

* Abimelech murders his brethren, and is made king. (1-6) Jotham rebukes the Shechemites. (7-21) The Shechemites conspire against Abimelech. (22-29) Abimelech destroys Shechem. (30-49) Abimelech slain. (50-57)

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See also Judges 9 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JUDGES 9. THE KINGSHIP AND FALL OF ABIMELECH. The story of Gideon's half-Canaanite son does not equal the finest parts of the book in dramatic interest, but the glimpse which it affords of the relatio...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    9 _Abimelech's kingdom and fall_ This chapter seems to be derived from a single source, with the exception, perhaps, of Judges 9:26, the account of Gaal's revolt, which Moore proposes to assign to J....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    A DIGEST OF CHAPTER 9 Judges 9:1-6 _Abhnelech made king._ Gideon refused the office when the people of Israel came to him and offered to make him their king. At that time, he said God was to be their...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 ruled, (a-12) _ Shaphat_ , lit. 'judged.' country (b-32) Lit. 'fields,' 'farmlands,' as ver. 6, and elsewhere. As 2 Kings 8:3 ,2 Kings 8:5 ....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    IX. 1-4. Abimelech induces the Shechemites to join in a conspiracy. Judges 9:5. The murder of his brethren. Judges 9:7. Jotham’s parable of the trees seeking to anoint a king. Judges 9:16. Application...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JUDGES 9 This chapter contains an account of the craft and cruelty of Abimelech, by which he got himself made king of the Shechemites, Judges 9:1 of the parable of Jotham, the younges...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2795. B.C. 1209._ Abimelech usurps the government at Shechem, Judges 9:1. Jotham's parable, Judges 9:7. Strife between Abimelech and the Shechemites, Judges 9:22. The slaughter of the Shechemit...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Abimelech by conspiracie with the Shechemites, and murder of his brethren, is made King. 7 Iotham by a parable rebuketh them and foretelleth their ruine. 22 Gaal conspireth with the Shechemites ag...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 9. ABIMELECH. Abimelech Becomes Sole Prince of The Gideon Tribes - His Rise and Fall. This chapter contains an account of the craft and cruelty of Abimelech, by which he had himself made a p...

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