And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
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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.
Glossary
- Shechem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Balatah.
- Mount Gerizim Place
- A mountain of Samaria, about 3,000 feet above the Mediterranean. It was on the left of the valley containing the ancient town of Shechem (q. v. ), on the way to Jerusalem. Modern identification: Mount Gerizim.