Judges 9:21

Judges 9:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jotham ran away and fled and went to Beer and lived there, because of Abimelech his brother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jotham ran away and fled; and he went to Beer and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jotham escaped and lived in Beer because he was afraid of his brother Abimelech.

Context of Judges 9:21

19So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today? If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too! 20But if you have not, let fire come out from Abimelek and consume you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and let fire come out from you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and consume Abimelek!” Then Jotham fled, escaping to Beer, and he lived there because he was afraid of his brother Abimelek. 22After Abimelek had governed Israel three years, 23God stirred up animosity between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek.

Judges 9:21 word by word

וַיָּ֣נָס יוֹתָ֔ם וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ בְּאֵ֑רָה וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ אָחִֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jothamיוֹתָםyôthâm · JothamH3147
• ran awayבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• and fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• and wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Beerבְּאֵרbe'êr · BeerH876
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• there, for fearפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ăbîymelek · AbimelechH40
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251

Cross-references for Judges 9:21

• Numbers 21:16From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.”
• Joshua 19:8and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev). This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, according to its clans.
• 2 Samuel 20:14Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites, who gathered together and followed him.

Commentaries on Judges 9:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Went to Beer - Mr. Maundrell, in his journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 64, 5th edit., mentions a place of this name, which he thinks to be that to which Jotham fled, and supposed to be the same as Mishmash, 1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Samuel 14:31. It is situated, he says, towards the south, on an easy declivity; and has a fountain of excellent water at the bottom of the hill from which it has taken its name.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. 7-21Jotham shared a fable, where plants and animals act like humans, to illustrate the situation (Judges 9:7–15). He then cursed Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem (Judges 9:16–21). If they had acted dishonestly, it would become clear (Judges 9:56–57).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Joatham ... went to Beer--the modern village El-Bireh, on the ridge which bounds the northern prospect of Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 9:21

• Beer
• Jotham
• Judge
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• Abimelech
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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