Judges 9:21

And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

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Interpretation

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.

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This thought runs through Judges 9:18-21.

Judges 9:18 Judges 9:19 Judges 9:20 Judges 9:21

Glossary

Abimelech Person: My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1. ) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham ( Gen. 20:1-18 ).
Beer Place: Well. (1. ) A place where a well was dug by the direction of Moses, at the forty-fourth station of the Hebrews in their wanderings ( Num. 21:16-18 ) in the wilderness of Moab. (See WELL. ). Modern identification: El Bira.