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…

Let fire come out. —The malediction is that they would perish by mutual destruction. It was exactly fulfilled (Judges 9:45–49)…

But if not
If it appeared that they had not acted uprightly and sincerely in this matter:

let fir…

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…