This fable and the one mentioned in the margin are the only two of their kind found in Scripture. The parables of the Old Testament are somewhat di…

Now therefore. —Here follows the epimuthion, or application of the fable. Judges 9:16–18 are the protasis<…

Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you
have made Abimelech king<…

There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king; they are all the trees of the Lord that He has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel…