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Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands

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A Sarcastic 'If'

Jotham begins his accusation with a sharp, rhetorical question. Commentators note that his 'if you have done truly' is 'bitterly ironical.' Jotham isn't genuinely asking if they acted rightly; he's forcing the people of Shechem to confront the glaring contradiction between their actions and what is just and honorable.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Judges 9:8–20

18th Century

Theologian

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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Judges 9:16

19th Century

Bishop

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

John Gill

John Gill

On Judges 9:16

17th Century

Pastor

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

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Judges 9:7–21

17th Century

Minister

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…