Jotham, Judges 9:8-15 – שׁוֹפְטִים ז, ח-טו, הָעֵצִים

Jotham

Both Jotham and Abimelech had Gideon also known as Jerubbaal as their father. (See Judges 6:32)
This ugly family fight was over the death of most of the 70 son’s of Gideon and control of parts of Israel.

הָעֵצִים

יותם ואבימלך היו בניו של גדעון שנודע גם בשם ירובעל.

Background reading:

The trees

The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, `Reign over us.’ But the olive tree said to them, `Shall I leave my fatness, by which gods and men are honored, and go to sway
over the trees?’ And the trees said to the fig tree, `Come you, and reign over us. ‘ But the fig tree said to them, `Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to sway over the trees?’ And the trees said to
the vine, `Come you, and reign over us. ‘But the vine said to them, `Shall I leave my wine which cheers gods and men, and go to sway over the trees? ‘Then all the trees said to the bramble, `Come you, and reign over us. ‘And the bramble said to the trees, `If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’
Judges 9:8-15

קריאת רקע:

הָעֵצִים

הָלוֹךְ הָלְכוּ הָעֵצִים, לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ; וַיֹּאמְרוּ לַזַּיִת, מלוכה (מָלְכָה) עָלֵינוּ.

וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם, הַזַּיִת, הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת-דִּשְׁנִי, אֲשֶׁר-בִּי יְכַבְּדוּ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים; וְהָלַכְתִּי, לָנוּעַ עַל-הָעֵצִים.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֵצִים, לַתְּאֵנָה: לְכִי-אַתְּ, מָלְכִי עָלֵינוּ.

וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם, הַתְּאֵנָה, הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת-מָתְקִי, וְאֶת-תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֹבָה; וְהָלַכְתִּי, לָנוּעַ עַל-הָעֵצִים.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֵצִים, לַגָּפֶן: לְכִי-אַתְּ, מלוכי (מָלְכִי) עָלֵינוּ.

וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם, הַגֶּפֶן, הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת-תִּירוֹשִׁי, הַמְשַׂמֵּחַ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים; וְהָלַכְתִּי, לָנוּעַ עַל-הָעֵצִים.

וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָל-הָעֵצִים, אֶל-הָאָטָד: לֵךְ אַתָּה, מְלָךְ-עָלֵינוּ.

וַיֹּאמֶר הָאָטָד, אֶל-הָעֵצִים, אִם בֶּאֱמֶת אַתֶּם מֹשְׁחִים אֹתִי לְמֶלֶךְ עֲלֵיכֶם, בֹּאוּ חֲסוּ בְצִלִּי; וְאִם-אַיִן–תֵּצֵא אֵשׁ מִן-הָאָטָד, וְתֹאכַל אֶת-אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן.
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