Judges 9:8

Jdg 9:8 The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

Ver. 8. The trees went forth on a time.] An apologue or parable. The like whereunto see 2Ki 14:9 2Sa 12:2 Mat 13:2-3, &c. The trees, that is, the men of Israel (Plato compared a man to a tree inverted, with the root above and the branches below) went forth, eundo iverunt, they went hastily, but (to an ill bargain) they returned heavily. They might have foreseen, by his bloody dealing with his innocent brethren, what kind of king they should have of him. But, Deus quos destruit, demental they were infatuated, because destined to destruction.

And they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.] Those that are most unworthy of honour are hottest in the chase of it; while the conscience of better deserts bids men sit still, and stay to be either importuned or neglected. The Venetians have magistrates called Pregadi; because at first men were prayed to take the office, and to help to govern the state.

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.

Jdg 9:8. The trees went forth on a time — This is the first instance that we have of this manner of speaking by parables. But we find it in great use afterward, and frequently adopted, not by prophets only, but by courtiers, politicians, and soldiers, in the Old Testament. See 2Sa 14:1, and 1Ki 20:38; chap. 1Ki 22:19. To anoint a king over them — Kings were appointed among the Israelites, and some other nations, with the ceremony of anointing. Olive-tree — By which he means Gideon.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

By this parable he declareth that those that are not ambitious, are most worthy of honor, and that the ambitious abuse their honor both to their own destruction and others.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Verse 8. The trees went forth on a time] This is the oldest, and without exception the best fable or apologue in the world. See the observations at the end of this chapter.

It is not to be supposed that a fable, if well formed, requires much illustration; every part of this, a few expressions excepted, illustrates itself, and tells its own meaning.

To anoint a king] Hence it appears that anointing was usual in the installation of kings, long before there was any king in Israel; for there is much evidence that the book of Judges was written before the days of Saul and David.

The olive tree] The olive was the most useful of all the trees in the field or forest, as the bramble was the meanest and the most worthless.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(8) The trees went forth.—As in this chapter we have the first Israelite “king” and the first massacre of brethren, so here we have the first fable. Fables are extremely popular in the East, where they are often current, under the name of the slave-philosopher Lokman, the counterpart of the Greek Æsop. But though there are many apologues and parables in Scripture (e.g., in the Old Testament, “the ewe lamb,” 2Sa_12:1-4; Psalms 80; Isa_5:1-6, &c), there is only one other “fable,” and that is one closely akin to this (2Ki_14:9). St. Paul, however, in 1Co_12:14-19, evidently refers to the ancient fable of Menenius Agrippa, about the belly and the members (Liv. 2:30). A “fable” is a fanciful story, to inculcate prudential morality. In the Bible “trees” seem to be more favourite dramatis personœ than the talking birds and beasts of other nations. “Went forth” is the emphatic phrase “going, they went.” The scenery immediately around Jotham would furnish the most striking illustration of his words, for it is more umbrageous than any other in Palestine, and Shechem seems to rise out of a sea of living verdure. The aptitude for keen and proverbial speech seems to have been hereditary in his family (Joash, Jdg_6:31; Gideon, Jdg_8:2).

To anoint a king over them.—Evidently the thought of royalty was, so to speak, “in the air.” It is interesting to find from this passing allusion that the custom of “anointing” a king must have prevailed among the neighbouring nations.

Unto the olive tree.—This venerable and fruitful tree, with its silvery leaves and its grey cloud-like appearance at a distance, and its peculiar value and fruitfulness, would naturally first occur to the trees.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

8. The trees went forth] Cf. 2Ki_14:9. Fables of trees that speak and act like human beings spring from the instinct for personification, which is a characteristic of an early stage of civilization; they were current not only among the Hebrews, but among the Babylonians and Assyrians. Part of a fable of this kind, taking the form of a dispute between the trees, has been discovered in the library of Ashurbanipal. Baudissin, Adonis u. Esmun, p. 436.

the olive] comes first, as being the most valuable and highly prized of the trees of Palestine. The olive, the vine and the fig are the staple products of the Judaean range. See G. A. Smith, Jerusalem, i. p. 299.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them,.... This is an apologue or fable, and a very fine and beautiful one; it is fitly expressed to answer the design, and the most ancient of the kind, being made seven hundred years before the times of Aesop, so famous for his fables, and exceeds anything written by him. By the trees are meant the people of Israel in general, and the Shechemites in particular, who had been for some time very desirous of a king, but could not persuade any of their great and good men to accept of that office:

and they said unto the olive tree, reign thou over us; a fit emblem of a good man, endowed with excellent virtues and qualifications for good, as David king of Israel, who is compared to such a tree, Psa 52:8, Jarchi applies this to Othniel the first judge; but it may be better applied to Gideon, an excellent good man, full of fruits of righteousness, and eminently useful, and to whom kingly government was offered, and was refused by him; and the men of Shechem could scarcely fail of thinking of him, and applying it to him, as Jotham was delivering his fable.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

This fable and that noted in the marginal reference are the only two of the kind found in Scripture. Somewhat different are the parables of the Old Testament, 2Sa 12:1-4; 2Sa 14:5-11; 1Ki 20:39-40.

Jdg 9:9

Honour God and man - Alluding to the constant use of oil in the meat-offerings Lev. 2:1-16, and in the holy ointment Exo 30:24-25. In like manner, the allusion in Jdg 9:13 is to the drink-offerings of wine. See Lev 23:13; Num 15:10.

Jdg 9:14

The bramble - Said to be the Rhamnus Paliurus of Linnaeus, otherwise called Spina-Christi, or Christ’s Thorn, a shrub with sharp thorns. The application is obvious. The noble Gideon and his worthy sons had declined the proffered kingdom. The vile, base-born Abimelech had accepted it, and his act would turn out to the mutual ruin of himself and his subjects.

Jdg 9:15

If in truth - i. e. consistently with truth, honor, and uprightness, as explained in the interpretation in Jdg 9:16, Jdg 9:19.

Let fire come out ... - The propriety of the image is strictly preserved, for even the thorns of the worthless bramble might kindle a flame which would burn the stately cedars to the ground. See Psa 58:9.

Jdg 9:16-20

These verses contain the interpretation of the fable. In them Jotham points out the base ingratitude of the people in raising Abimelech upon the ruin of Gideon’s house, and foretells the retribution which would fall upon both parties.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Us. By this parable, Joatham expostulates with the men of Sichem, who had so basely requited the labours of Gedeon, and had given the preference to the son of a servant, who was of the most savage temper. (Haydock) --- In a spiritual sense, which the Fathers chiefly regard, heretics and schismatics act in this manner, and choose rather to be governed by those who will allow them to follow their passions, than by such governors as God has appointed, though the latter be endued with the grace of the Holy Ghost, and with all virtues, signified by the olive and other fruit trees. They prefer the bramble, or the worst dispositions, like Nemrod, Mahomet, Antichrist, &c., who, after persecuting the virtuous, and Catholics for a time, 2 Thessalonians ii.) will, in the end, prove their ruin, though they themselves be involved in the common destruction. "Fire shall rise (says Ven. Bede, q. 6.) against this bramble, Antichrist, and shall devour him, and all his together." (Worthington) --- The use of parables has been very general. (Menochius) --- Agrippa brought the Roman plebeians, who had retired to the sacred mount, to a sense of their duty, and to a love of mutual harmony with the nobles, by observing that the members once refused to supply the wants of the belly, because it did not labour like the rest. (Livy ii.) --- In the application of these parables, Maimonides justly remarks, that we must consider their general scope, and not pretend to explain every circumstance; (More. Neboc.) a remark which Origen had already made. Many things are only added for the sake of ornament. (Haydock) --- Thus we need not imagine that the people of Sichem offered the sovereign authority to many, who refused to accept of it, and at last only prevailed upon Abimelech. Gedeon had, indeed, rejected a similar offer, (chap. viii. 22.) and his other sons not endeavouring to retain the authority of their father, the Sichemites acceded to the petition of Abimelech, to anoint him king. This expression does not always imply a material unction, though such was used among the Jews. It signifies the granting of all the power of a king; in which sense it is applied to foreign princes, (Isaias lxv. 1.) and to Jesus Christ, (Daniel ix. 24.) who received the reality of that sovereign dominion, of which this unction was only a figure. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

A parabolical discourse, usual among the ancients, especially in the eastern parts; wherein, under the names of trees, men are represented.

To anoint a king, i.e. to make a king, which was oft done among the Israelites, and some others, with the ceremony of anointing. By

the olive tree he understands Gideon.

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

8. The trees — According to Dr. Thomson, the olive, the fig, the vine, and the bramble are the trees which most abound in the neighbourhood of Shechem.

To anoint a king — There had as yet been no king in Israel, but the custom of anointing kings for their office was familiar to the people, and Abimelech had probably just now been inducted into royalty in this way before this same assembly.

The olive — One of the most highly valued and extensively cultivated trees of Palestine.

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

Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The trees, etc. This is the earliest example of a fable in Scripture; indeed the only one except that in 2Ki_14:9. It is remarked that in the Indian and Greek fables the animals are the dramatis personae, the fox, the lion, the ass, etc.; whereas in the only two specimens of Hebrew fable remaining to us, the members of the vegetable kingdom, the olive, the fig, the vine, the bramble, the cedar, the thistle, are the actors and speakers. The parable , of which Isa_5:1-7 is a beautiful example, is quite different in its structure. Like the inimitable parables of our Saviour in the New Testament, it sets forth Divine troth under an image, but the image and all its parts are in strict accordance with nature. In the Scripture allegory real persons and their actions prefigure the actions and the persons which they are intended to represent. (see Mat_12:39, 40 Gal_4:21-31 Heb_11:19) Allegorical personages may, however, be fictitious, as in the "Pilgrim"s Progress." The general meaning of this fable is clear. The trees worthy to reign for their intrinsic excellence refused the proffered kingdom one after another. The vilest and most unworthy accepted it. The result would be that a fire would burst out from the despicable bramble, and set fire to the lofty cedar tree. Thus Gideon refused the kingdom, and his sons had virtually refused it likewise. The base-born Abimelech had accepted it, and the result would be a deadly strife, which would destroy both the ungrateful subjects and the unworthy ruler.

HOMILIES BY W.F. ADENEY Vers. 8-15. Jotham"s parable.

By casting his ideas in the form of a parable, Jotham not only makes them graphic and striking, he exalts them into the light of general principles, and thus teaches lessons which are applicable in all ages.

I MEN ARE TOO READY TO SHELTER THEMSELVES UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERS OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING. The trees combined to elect a king; but this was contrary to their natural functions. They fulfilled their vocation perfectly in their individual life and fruit-bearing. So Israel resolved to have a king, though in opposition to the simple form of government which a realisation of the idea of the theocracy would have shown to be the noblest and happiest. Men trust too much to organisation; but organisation is injurious without wisdom and strength to use it aright. There is a common temptation to throw upon others the responsibility which should be borne in common. Thus in the kingdom of Christ the Church is inclined to leave to ministers and official persons the work which belongs to all her members. Men generally fear to be independent, though they are proud of their boasted liberty. The usual habit is to repose under the leadership of others. Such conduct implies unfaithfulness to our supreme King and the neglect of our own responsibility.

II POSITIONS OF HONOUR DEMAND SACRIFICE FROM THOSE WHO CAN RIGHTLY OCCUPY THEM. Each of the fruit trees sees that it must sacrifice its own peculiar advantages in undertaking to rule over the forest. Rank and power involve loss of opportunities for private usefulness, anxiety, danger, responsibility. The quieter life is the happier. Nevertheless, it will be wrong to press these personal considerations to the neglect of public duty. For the good of others we should be willing to suffer personal inconvenience. It might have been better if one of the fruit trees had accepted the crown instead of letting it fall on the bramble. The selfishness which allows public offices to come into the hands Of inferior men is a sin on the part of the more capable.

III USEFULNESS IS BETTER THAN BANK. The olive, the fig, and the vine are fruitful. Unless they were absolutely needed as kings, the world would be the poorer by their forsaking their useful vocations for the glory of royalty. It is better to feel that we are doing good, however obscurely, than that we are reaping barren honours. God is glorified not by our fame or rank, but by our fruitfulness. (Joh_15:8) To bear good fruit we must be rooted like the tree be content, patient, willing to fill a small space if God be glorified. There is nothing so fatal to Christian fruitfulness as ambition.

IV THE LOWEST NATURES ARE THE MOST AMBITIOUS. The bramble alone covets the crown. Ambition aims at greatness, but it arises out of littleness. The ambition of great men is their weakness, the smallest, meanest thing in them. True greatness will perceive the hollowness of the rewards of ambition, and the true glory of honest, faithful work in whatever sphere it is done. We must not therefore be deceived into judging of the fitness of a man for any post by the eagerness with which he seeks it. For ourselves we should learn that self-seeking in all its branches is a low and despicable habit of life.

V THE EXALTATION OF THE MEAN WILL END IN DISASTER. Weakness is better than ill-lodged power. Better have no king than a bad king. As a good government is the first blessing of a nation, so a bad government is its greatest curse. They who enter blindly into needless obligations will have their eyes opened when these begin to work them harm. It is easier to confer power than to withdraw it. There is one King under whose shadow all can rest secure. A. (Isa_11:1-5)

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The trees, &c. - A parabolical discourse, usual among the ancients, especially in the eastern parts. To anoint - To make a king, which was done among the Israelites, and some others, with the ceremony of anointing. Olive-tree - By which he understands Gideon.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

The trees went about resolutely. This is a parable.

The olive tree. Asniel ben Kenaz, a tribesman of Judah, who are entitled "olive", as it is said, "Refreshed olive tree, with fruit beautiful in appearance, etc."

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.