“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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“The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
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And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
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And the trees said to the fig-tree: Come thou, and reign over us.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 9:10 And the trees said to the fig…
Jdg 9:10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
Ver. 10. And the trees said to the fig tree.] By the fig tree the Jewish doctors understand Deborah, as by the olive tree Othniel or Ehud; and by the fruitful vine, Gideon with his numerous offspring.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This, as also the vine, Jdg 9:12, signifies the…
This, as also the vine, Jdg 9:12, signifies the same thing with the olive tree; but here are various expressions used, either for the decency of the parable; or because Gideon refused this honour, both for himself and for his sons; or to signify that the sons of Gideon, whom Abimelech had so cruelly slain, upon pretence of their affecting the kingdom, were as far from such thoughts as their father, and therefore were unjustly and wickedly murdered.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the trees said to the fig tree,.... Another…
And the trees said to the fig tree,.... Another useful and fruit bearing tree, and to which also good men are sometimes compared, see Sol 2:13,
come thou, and reign over us: which Jarchi applies to Deborah, but may be better applied to one of Gideon's sons, who, though they had not a personal offer of kingly government themselves, yet it was made to them through their father, and refused, as for himself, so for them; and had it been offered to them, they would have rejected it, as Jotham seems to intimate by this parable.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Fig-tree - Gideon refused this honour, both for himself,…
Fig-tree - Gideon refused this honour, both for himself, and for his sons; and the sons of Gideon, whom Abimelech had slain, upon pretense of their affecting the kingdom, were as far from such thoughts as their father.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. fig] One of the commonest trees in Palestine,…
10. fig] One of the commonest trees in Palestine, and cultivated from very early days; cf. on Jdg_9:12.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) The fig tree.—The luscious fruit and broad green…
(10) The fig tree.—The luscious fruit and broad green shade of the ancient fig would naturally make it the next choice; but it returns the same scornful answer.
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