Judges 9:14 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁴Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.

Judges 9:14 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

Topics

Ambition Arrogance Botany Bramble Conceit Haughtiness Heart Presumption

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 7-21)

We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem. It was a sign they had provoked God to depart from them that neither any prophet was sent nor any remarkable judgment, to awaken this stupid people, and to stop the progress of this threatening mischief. Only Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, who by a special provid…