Then Zebul said to him, “Where indeed is your mouth now, with which you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Are not these the people whom you despised? Go out, if you will, and fight with them now.”

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Where is now thy mouth ...? — “Mouth” here means boastfulness. This is usually taken as a bitter taunt, as thoug…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then said Zebul unto him
Not being able to put him off any longer, and willing to take the opportunity to upbraid hi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Abimelech intended to punish the Schechemites for slighting him now, but God punished them for their serving him formerly in the murder of Gideon's…