King James Version
What Does Judges 9:19 Mean?
“If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:”
Context
17
(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian: adventured: Heb. cast his life
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;)
19
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo ; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo , and devour Abimelech.
21
And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(19) **If ye then have dealt truly.**—If your conduct be just and right, I wish you all joy in it.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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