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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Now therefore. —Here follows the epimuthion, or application of the fable. Judges 9:16–18 are the protasis<…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king<…
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