New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 9:14-20
14Then allH3605 the treesH6086 saidH559 to the brambleH329, ‘You, comeH1980, reignH4427 overH5921 us!’ 15And the brambleH329 saidH559 to the treesH6086, ‘IfH518 you 1reallyH571 are anointingH4886 me as kingH4428 overH5921 you, comeH935 and takeH2620 refugeH2620 in my shadeH6738; but ifH518 not, may fireH784 comeH3318 outH3318 of the brambleH329 and consumeH398 the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844.’
16“NowH6258 then, ifH518 you have actedH6213 with 2honestyH571 and integrityH8549 in makingH4427 AbimelechH40 kingH4427, and ifH518 you have dealtH6213 wellH2899 with 3JerubbaalH3378 and his houseH1004, and 4have dealtH6213 with him 5as he deservedH1576H3027-- 17for my fatherH1 foughtH3898 for you, and 6riskedH7993H5048 his lifeH5315 and savedH5337 you from the handH3027 of MidianH4080; 18but in fact you have risenH6965 againstH5921 my father’sH1 houseH1004 todayH3117 and have killedH2026 7his sonsH1121, seventyH7657 menH376, on oneH259 stoneH68, and have madeH4427 AbimelechH40, 8the sonH1121 of his femaleH519 slaveH519, kingH4427 overH5921 the 9leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927, becauseH3588 he is your relativeH251-- 19so ifH518 you have actedH6213 with 10honestyH571 and integrityH8549 toward JerubbaalH3378 and his houseH1004 thisH2088 dayH3117, beH8055 joyfulH8055 about AbimelechH40, and may he alsoH1571 beH8055 joyfulH8055 about you. 20But ifH518 not, may fireH784 comeH3318 outH3318 of AbimelechH40 and consumeH398 the 11leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927 and 12Beth-milloH1037; and may fireH784 comeH3318 outH3318 of the 13leadersH1167 of ShechemH7927 and from 14Beth-milloH1037, and consumeH398 AbimelechH40.”
Notes
- 1. Judges 9:15 Or sincerely ↩
- 2. Judges 9:16 Or sincerity ↩
- 3. Judges 9:16 Judg 8:35 ↩
- 4. Judges 9:16 Lit if you have ↩
- 5. Judges 9:16 Lit according to the accomplishment of his hands ↩
- 6. Judges 9:17 Lit threw his soul away ↩
- 7. Judges 9:18 Judg 8:30; 9:2, 5 ↩
- 8. Judges 9:18 Judg 8:31 ↩
- 9. Judges 9:18 Or landowners ↩
- 10. Judges 9:19 Or sincerity ↩
- 11. Judges 9:20 Or landowners ↩
- 12. Judges 9:20 Or the house of Millo ↩
- 13. Judges 9:20 Or landowners ↩
- 14. Judges 9:20 Or the house of Millo ↩
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
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