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Have you been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves? <a href="/nlt/judges/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jotham continued, “Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished? <a href="/esv/judges/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved— <a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves— <a href="/kjv/judges/9.htm">King James Bible</a> Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; <a href="/nkjv/judges/9.htm">New King James Version</a> “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as he deserves— <a href="/nasb_/judges/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Now then, if you have acted with honesty and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved— <a href="/nasb/judges/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now therefore, if you have dealt in truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved— <a href="/nasb77/judges/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now therefore, if you have dealt in truth and integrity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved— <a href="/lsb/judges/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “So now, if you have dealt in truth and integrity and made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have dealt with him according to the bountiful works of his hands— <a href="/amp/judges/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Now then, if you acted in truth and integrity when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have dealt with him as he deserved— <a href="/csb/judges/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have rewarded him appropriately for what he did— <a href="/hcsb/judges/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have rewarded him appropriately for what he did— <a href="/asv/judges/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands <a href="/erv/judges/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; <a href="/gwt/judges/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "If you acted with sincerity and integrity when you made Abimelech king, [be happy.] If you treated Jerubbaal and his family well, if you treated him as he deserved, be happy. <a href="/gnt/judges/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Now then," Jotham continued, "were you really honest and sincere when you made Abimelech king? Did you respect Gideon's memory and treat his family properly, as his actions deserved? <a href="/isv/judges/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Now then, if you have been acting in good faith and integrity by making a king out of Abimelech, if you have treated Jerubbaal and his household appropriately by acting toward him as he deserved — <a href="/msb/judges/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves? <a href="/net/judges/9.htm">NET Bible</a> "Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him-- <a href="/nheb/judges/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands <a href="/wbt/judges/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands: <a href="/web/judges/9.htm">World English Bible</a> “Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And now, if you have acted in truth and in sincerity when you make Abimelech king; and if you have done good with Jerubba‘al, and with his house; and if you have done to him according to the deed of his hands— <a href="/ylt/judges/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And, now, if in truth and in sincerity ye have acted, when ye make Abimelech king; and if ye have done good with Jerubbaal, and with his house; and if according to the deed of his hands ye have done to him -- <a href="/slt/judges/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And now if in truth and in uprightness ye did and ye shall make Abimelech king, and if ye did good with Jerubbaal and with his house, and if according to the desert of his hands ye did to him:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now therefore if you have done well, and without sin in appointing Abimelech king over you, and have dealt well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and have made a suitable return for the benefits of him, who fought for you, <a href="/cpdv/judges/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So now, if you are upright and without sin in appointing Abimelech as a king over you, and if you have acted well with Jerubbaal, and with his house, and if you have repaid, in turn, the benefits of him who fought on your behalf, <a href="/nabre/judges/9.htm">New American Bible</a> “Now then, if you have acted in good faith and integrity in appointing Abimelech your king, if you have acted with good will toward Jerubbaal and his house, and if you have treated him as he deserved— <a href="/nrsvce/judges/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Now therefore, if you acted in good faith and honor when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him as his actions deserved—<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimeleck king, and if you have dealt well with Nedo-baal and his household, and have rewarded him according to the deeds of his hands; <a href="/hpbt/judges/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And now if in righteousness and in the truth you have acted and you have crowned Abimelek and if you have done good with NeduBayl and with his house, or you have rewarded him according to the work of his hands<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands-- <a href="/sep/judges/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now, if ye have done it in truth and integrity, and have made Abimelech king, and if ye have wrought well with Jerobaal, and with his house, and if ye have done to him according to the reward of his hand, <a href="/parallel/judges/9-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2766" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/9.htm">Jotham's Parable</a> …15But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’ 16<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have acted</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: be·’ĕ·meṯ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">faithfully</a> <a href="/hebrew/8549.htm" title="8549: ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Adj-ms) -- Complete, sound. From tamam; entire; also integrity, truth.">and honestly</a> <a href="/hebrew/40.htm" title="40: ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ (N-proper-ms) -- From 'ab and melek; father of king; Abimelek, the name of two Philistine kings and of two Israelites.">in making Abimelech</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: wat·tam·lî·ḵū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have done well</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/3378.htm" title="3378: yə·rub·ba·‘al (N-proper-ms) -- Let Baal contend, a name of Gideon. From riyb and Ba'al; Baal will contend; Jerubbaal, a symbol. Name of Gideon.">Jerubbaal</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: wə·‘im- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and his family,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">and if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">as he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1576.htm" title="1576: kiḡ·mūl (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A dealing, recompense, benefit. From gamal; treatment, i.e. An act; by implication, service or requital.">deserves—</a> 17for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">1 Samuel 12:3-5</a> Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.” / “You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.” / Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied. <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">2 Samuel 7:18-19</a> Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far? / And as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O Lord GOD, You have also spoken about the future of the house of Your servant. Is this Your custom with man, O Lord GOD? <a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5-6</a> Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet. / So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16-19</a> When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home, / but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah. / Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem. ... <a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14-17</a> And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!” / And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” / So they seized Athaliah as she reached the horses’ entrance to the palace grounds, and there she was put to death. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">2 Chronicles 23:13-16</a> And she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!” / And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.” / So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death. ... <a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4</a> They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. <a href="/hosea/10-3.htm">Hosea 10:3-4</a> Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?” / They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Jeremiah 22:13-17</a> “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, / who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion. / Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him. ... <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15-19</a> But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ / ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. / Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. ... <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a> Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ... <a href="/matthew/12-33.htm">Matthew 12:33-37</a> Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. / You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. ... <a href="/matthew/23-28.htm">Matthew 23:28-33</a> In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. / Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ ... <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Luke 6:43-45</a> No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. / The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. <a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a> As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;according<a href="/judges/8-35.htm">Judges 8:35</a> Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/9-6.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/judges/9-6.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/joshua/22-20.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/revelation/16-6.htm">Deserved</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-26.htm">Deserving</a> <a href="/judges/8-34.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/9-9.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/judges/9-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/20-6.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Jerubbaal</a> <a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Jerub-Baal</a> <a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Jerubba'al</a> <a href="/joshua/22-33.htm">Making</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Righteously</a> <a href="/philippians/2-20.htm">Sincerely</a> <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Uprightly</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/9-18.htm">Abimelech</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Abim'elech</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/job/33-27.htm">Deserved</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Deserves</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-28.htm">Deserving</a> <a href="/judges/9-17.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/judges/9-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Integrity</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Jerubbaal</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Jerub-Baal</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Jerubba'al</a> <a href="/judges/11-27.htm">Making</a> <a href="/judges/11-36.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Righteously</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Sincerely</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-17.htm">Treated</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/judges/9-19.htm">Uprightly</a> <a href="/judges/13-5.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 9</div>1. <a href="/judges/9-1.htm">Abimelech by conspiracy with the Shechemites, and murder of his brothers, is made king</a> 7. <a href="/judges/9-7.htm">Jotham by a parable rebukes them, and foretells their ruin</a> 22. <a href="/judges/9-22.htm">Gaal conspires with the Shechemites against him</a> 30. <a href="/judges/9-30.htm">Zebul reveals it</a> 34. <a href="/judges/9-34.htm">Abimelech overcomes them, and sows the city with salt</a> 46. <a href="/judges/9-46.htm">He burns the hold of the god Berith</a> 50. <a href="/judges/9-50.htm">At Thebez he is slain by a piece of a millstone</a> 56. <a href="/judges/9-56.htm">Jotham's curse is fulfilled.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king This phrase challenges the integrity of the Shechemites' decision to make Abimelech king. The term "faithfully and honestly" implies a standard of righteousness and truthfulness that is expected in leadership decisions. In the biblical context, Abimelech's rise to power was marked by treachery and violence, as he killed his seventy brothers to secure his position (<a href="/judges/9-5.htm">Judges 9:5</a>). This contrasts with the biblical ideal of leadership, which is characterized by justice and service, as seen in the examples of Moses and David. The phrase also reflects the covenantal expectations of Israel, where leaders were to act in accordance with God's laws and commands.if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family Jerubbaal, also known as Gideon, was a judge who delivered Israel from the Midianites (Judges 6-8). The mention of his family highlights the betrayal against Gideon's legacy. Gideon refused kingship, emphasizing that the Lord should rule over Israel (<a href="/judges/8-23.htm">Judges 8:23</a>). The Shechemites' support of Abimelech, Gideon's son through a concubine, represents a departure from Gideon's values and a failure to honor his family. This phrase underscores the importance of loyalty and gratitude towards those who have served faithfully, a principle echoed in the New Testament's call to honor spiritual leaders (<a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">1 Timothy 5:17</a>).and if you have done to him as he deserves— This phrase questions whether justice has been served in the treatment of Abimelech. The biblical narrative suggests that Abimelech's actions were self-serving and ruthless, contrasting with the biblical principle of reaping what one sows (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). The concept of divine justice is central here, as God often uses human actions to fulfill His purposes, even when those actions are unjust. The eventual downfall of Abimelech (<a href="/judges/9-53.htm">Judges 9:53-54</a>) serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and justice, similar to the fate of other unrighteous leaders in Scripture. This phrase invites reflection on the consequences of actions and the ultimate accountability before God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm">Abimelech</a> The son of Gideon (also known as Jerubbaal) and a concubine from Shechem. He sought power and became king through manipulation and violence. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerubbaal.htm">Jerubbaal (Gideon)</a> A judge of Israel who led the Israelites to victory against the Midianites. He is remembered for his faithfulness to God but also for his later actions that led to idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a> A significant city in the hill country of Ephraim. It was a center of political and religious activity in Israel and the place where Abimelech was made king. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jotham.htm">Jotham</a> The youngest son of Gideon who escaped Abimelech's massacre of his brothers. He delivered a parable from Mount Gerizim as a warning to the people of Shechem. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Gerizim</a> The location from which Jotham delivered his parable. It holds historical and religious significance as a place of blessing in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_leadership.htm">Integrity in Leadership</a> The account of Abimelech warns against seeking power through deceit and manipulation. True leadership is grounded in integrity and service to others. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_actions.htm">Consequences of Actions</a> Abimelech's account illustrates the biblical principle that actions have consequences. His violent rise to power ultimately led to his destruction. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_covenant.htm">Faithfulness to God's Covenant</a> The Israelites' choice to follow Abimelech reflects a departure from their covenant with God. Believers are called to remain faithful to God's commands and guidance. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a> Jotham's parable serves as a reminder of the importance of holding leaders accountable to God's standards. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Gideon's legacy was marred by idolatry, which set the stage for Abimelech's rise. Believers must guard against allowing anything to take the place of God in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 9</a> <a href="/q/who_was_abimelech,_gideon's_son.htm">Who was Abimelech, son of Gideon, in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_opposition_to_abimelech's_act.htm">How could Abimelech have murdered seventy of Gideon's sons without immediate opposition (Judges 9:5)?</a> <a href="/q/why_send_an_evil_spirit_in_judges_9_23.htm">Why would God send an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem (Judges 9:23)?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_shechem's_destruction.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence supporting the destruction of Shechem as described (Judges 9)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Now therefore.--Here follows the epimuthion. or application of the fable. <a href="/context/judges/9-16.htm" title="Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands;">Judges 9:16-18</a> are the protasis of the sentence, which is a long and parenthetic series of premisses; the conclusion, or apodosis, follows in <a href="/judges/9-19.htm" title="If you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:">Judges 9:19</a>.If ye have done truly and sincerely.--A bitterly ironical supposition with a side glance at the phrase used by the bramble (see <a href="/judges/9-15.htm" title="And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.">Judges 9:15</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 16-20. - Now therefore, etc. The fable being ended, now comes the forcible and bitter application. The simple reference to Gideon's great actions, and the juxtaposition of the base and bloody deed in which the Shechemites and the men of the house of Millo had made themselves accomplices by choosing Abimelech for their king, formed an indictment which could not be answered. With lofty scorn and irony he wishes well to them if they had acted honourably; but if not, he predicts the inevitable Nemesis of an alliance founded in bloodshed and treachery and wrong, viz., the mutual hatred and destruction of the contracting parties. Observe how "the house of Millo" is consistently spoken of as a separate community from "the men of Shechem." <a href="/commentaries/judges/9-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you have acted עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make faithfully בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת (be·’ĕ·meṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness and honestly וּבְתָמִים֙ (ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8549.htm">Strong's 8549: </a> Entire, integrity, truth in making Abimelech אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ (’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Abimelech -- 'father is king', a Philistine name, also an Israelite name king, וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ (wat·tam·lî·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you have done well עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make by עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with Jerubbaal יְרֻבַּ֣עַל (yə·rub·ba·‘al) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3378.htm">Strong's 3378: </a> Jerubbaal -- 'let Baal contend', a name of Gideon and his family, בֵּית֔וֹ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you have done עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make to him לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as he יָדָ֖יו (yā·ḏāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand deserves— כִּגְמ֥וּל (kiḡ·mūl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1576.htm">Strong's 1576: </a> Treatment, an act, service, requital <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/9-16.htm">OT History: Judges 9:16 Now therefore if you have dealt truly (Jd Judg. 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