Judges 9:18

And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
up	קַמְתֶּ֨ם kam.Tem	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural
father’s	אָבִי֙ 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
house	בֵּ֤ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
day	הַיּ֔וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
slain	וַתַּהַרְג֧וּ va.ta.har.Gu	H2026	to smite with deadly intent · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
sons	בָּנָ֛יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
ten	שִׁבְעִ֥ים shiv.'Im	H7657	seventy · noun, common masculine plural absolute
persons	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
one	אֶחָ֑ת 'e.Chat	H259	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
stone	אֶ֣בֶן 'E.ven	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֤לֶךְ 'a.vi.Me.lekh	H40	Abimelek · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
maidservant	אֲמָתוֹ֙ 'a.ma.To	H519	a maidservant or female slave · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
king	וַתַּמְלִ֜יכוּ va.tam.Li.khu	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
men	בַּעֲלֵ֣י ba.'a.Lei	H1167	a master · noun, common masculine plural construct
Shechem	שְׁכֶ֔ם she.Khem	H7927	Shekem · proper noun, a place name
brother	אֲחִיכֶ֖ם 'a.chi.Khem	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Judges 9:5-6 And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone…
Psalms 109:4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Judges 8:30-31 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Judges 8:35 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
Judges 9:14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:7-21

We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem. It was a sign they had provoked God to depart from them that neither any prophet was sent nor any remarkable judgment, to awaken this stupid people, and to stop the progress of this threatening mischief. Only Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, who by a special providence escaped the common ruin of his family (Jdg 9:5), dealt plainly with the Shechemites, and his speech, which is here recorded, shows him to have been a man of such great ingenuity and wisdom, and really such an accomplished gentleman, that we cannot but the more lament the fall of Gideon's sons.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:13

wine, which cheereth God and man--not certainly in the same manner. God might be said to be "cheered" by it, when the sacrifices were accepted, as He is said also to be honored by oil (Jdg 9:9).

John Gill on 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 were accessory to it, they gave him money, with which he hired men to assist him in it, see Judges 9:20 and it is very probable they were privy to his intention, and encouraged him to it; and certain it is th…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:16-20

In Jdg 9:16-20 Jotham gives the application of his fable, for there was no necessity for any special explanation of it, since it was perfectly clear and intelligible in itself. These verses form a long period, the first half of which is so extended by the insertion of parentheses introduced as explanations (Jdg 9:17, Jdg 9:18), that the commencement of it (Jdg 9:16) is taken up again in Jdg 9:19 for the purpose of attaching the apodosis. "If ye have acted in truth and sincerity, and (i.e., when he) made Abimelech king; if ye have done well to Jerubbaal and his house, and if ye have done to him according to the doing of his hands ... as my father fought for you ... but ye have risen up to-day…

Dictionary and topics

Fatherless · Exemplified: Jotham — Exemplified: Jotham
Homicide · .Abimelech — .Abimelech
Ingratitude · .Shechemites — .Shechemites
Jotham · .Rebukes the Shechemites with the parable about the trees — .Rebukes the Shechemites with the parable about the trees
Orphan · .Jotham — .Jotham
Sarcasm · .By Jotham — .By Jotham

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:13

John Gill on Judges 9:18

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:16-20

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 9:7-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 9:13

John Gill on Judges 9:18

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 9:16-20

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 9:15