Judges 9:17

Judges 9:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
• New International Version (NIV)Remember that my father fought for you and risked his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you from the hand of Midian,
• New King James Version (NKJV)for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

Context of Judges 9:17

15The thorn bush said to the trees, “If you really want to choose me as your king, come here. Hide under my branches to keep safe. If not, I will cause fire to come out from the thorn bush. It will burn up all the big cedar trees in Lebanon!” 16When you chose Abimelech to be your king, you have not been faithful to Gideon and his family. You have not given Gideon the honour that he deserves. My father Gideon fought to save you. He did not try to keep his own life safe. He rescued you from the power of the Midianites. 18But you have turned against my father's family today. You killed his 70 sons on one rock. You have made Abimelech king because he belongs to your family. He is the son of my father's slave wife. 19If you have really been faithful to Gideon and his family today, I pray that Abimelech will make you happy! I pray that you will make Abimelech happy, too!

Judges 9:17 word by word

אֲשֶׁר־נִלְחַ֥ם אָבִ֖י עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד מִדְיָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• for you, and adventuredשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• his lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• farנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• and deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• you out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of Midianמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080

Cross-references for Judges 9:17

• Judges 7:1Gideon and his army got up the next morning. They marched to the spring of water at Harod. They made their camp near there. The Midianite army made their camp in the valley near the hill of Moreh. They were north of the Israelite army.
• Judges 8:4Gideon and his 300 men were weak and tired. But they went across the Jordan and they continued to chase the Midianites.
• Esther 4:16‘Tell all the Jews in Susa to meet together. Tell them to fast and to pray for me. They must not eat or drink for three days, during the day and the night. My female servants and I will also do that. After three days, I will go and speak to the king. I know that I will do that against the king's law. But if I must die because of that, I agree to die.’
• Romans 5:8But God has shown us how much he loves us. Even when we still did not obey God, Christ died on our behalf.
• Romans 16:4They were even ready to die so that they could help me. So I have a good reason to thank them. All the groups of Gentile believers also have a good reason to thank them.
• Revelation 12:11Our brothers and sisters fought against him and they won. They could do this because of the death of the Lamb as a sacrifice. They continued to speak God's true message. They were also ready to die as God's servants. That is why they were able to win against Satan.

Commentaries on Judges 9:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 This fable and that noted in the marginal reference are the only two of the kind found in Scripture. Somewhat different are the parables of the Old Testament, 2 Samuel 12:1-4; 2 Samuel 14:5-11; 1 Kings 20:39-40. Judges 9:9 Honour God and man - Alluding to the constant use of oil in the meat-offerings Exodus 30:24-25. In like manner, the allusion in Judges 9:13 is to the drink-offerings of wine. See Leviticus 23:13; Numbers 15:10. Judges 9:14…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-21Verses 7-21 There was no occasion for the trees to choose a king, they are all the trees of the Lord which he has planted. Nor was there any occasion for Israel to set a king over them, for the Lord was their King. Those who bear fruit for the public good, are justly respected and honoured by all that are wise, more than those who merely make a figure. All these fruit-trees gave much the same reason for their refusal to be promoted over the trees; or, as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18The people of Shechem chose to follow an unworthy man. They also acted dishonestly by plotting with Abimelech against Gideon's family.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-217. he ... stood in the top of mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice--The spot he chose was, like the housetops, the public place of Shechem; and the parable [Jud 9:8-15] drawn from the rivalry of the various trees was appropriate to the diversified foliage of the valley below. Eastern people are exceedingly fond of parables and use them for conveying reproofs, which they could not give in any other way. The top of Gerizim is not so high in the rear of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 9:17

• Ingratitude
• Jotham
• Judge
• Orphan
• Sarcasm

In the dictionaries

• Midian
• Deserving
• Incline
• Merry
• Middle
• Mouth
• Parable
• Abdon (1)
• Abimelech
• Adventure

Commentaries on Judges 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary