Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 9:19
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, [then] rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
19. rejoice ye etc.] Ironical: ‘much joy may you have in each other,’ cf. Jdg 9:15 a.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and his house this day,…. If they could in their consciences think and believe they had done well, and acted the faithful and upright part by him and his family, which he left with them to consider of:
then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you; may you be happy in him as a king, and he be happy in you as his subjects, and live peaceably and comfortably together; and this he suggests as a test of their former conduct, that should this alliance between Abimelech and them be attended with happiness, which he could not believe would be the case, then it would seem that they had done a right part by Gideon and his family; but if they should be unhappy together, as he supposed they would, then it would be clear that they had acted a base and disingenuous part by his father’s family.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) If ye then have dealt truly.If your conduct be just and right, I wish you all joy in it.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“If you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice all of you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. But if not let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the chief men of Shechem and the house of Millo, and let fire come out from the chief men of Shechem and the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”
Finally he delivered his curse. Let it be according to their deserts. If they have done rightly let them fully enjoy the fruits of what they have done. And if not let them perish in mutual conflagration, the chief men of Shechem, the house of Millo (of Baal-berith) and Abimelech himself.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 9:19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, [then] rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
Ver. 19. Then rejoice you in Abimelech. ] As I hardly think you ever will; for it is an irony: Mutuum oblectemini, May there be all good correspondency.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
rejoice: Isa 8:6, Phi 3:3, Jam 4:16
Reciprocal: Exo 21:8 – seeing Lev 5:4 – to do evil Ecc 4:16 – they also Son 2:3 – I sat Amo 1:4 – I will Amo 6:13 – which
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
9:19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, [then] {g} rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
(g) That he is your king, and you his subjects.