Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Judges 9:10
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
10. fig ] One of the commonest trees in Palestine, and cultivated from very early days; cf. on Jdg 9:12.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
This, as also the vine, Jdg 9:12, signifies the same thing with the olive tree; but here are various expressions used, either for the decency of the parable; or because Gideon refused this honour, both for himself and for his sons; or to signify that the sons of Gideon, whom Abimelech had so cruelly slain, upon pretence of their affecting the kingdom, were as far from such thoughts as their father, and therefore were unjustly and wickedly murdered.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the trees said to the fig tree,…. Another useful and fruit bearing tree, and to which also good men are sometimes compared, see So 2:13,
come thou, and reign over us: which Jarchi applies to Deborah, but may be better applied to one of Gideon’s sons, who, though they had not a personal offer of kingly government themselves, yet it was made to them through their father, and refused, as for himself, so for them; and had it been offered to them, they would have rejected it, as Jotham seems to intimate by this parable.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) The fig tree.The luscious fruit and broad green shade of the ancient fig would naturally make it the next choice; but it returns the same scornful answer.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
“And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us.’ And the fig tree said to them, ‘Should I forsake my sweetness and my good fruit and go to wave to and fro over the trees?’ ”
The fig tree’s reply was the same. It fed men and gave them pleasure. Figs were one indication of the pleasantness of the promised land (Num 13:23; Deu 8:8). It must fulfil its function and could not contemplate wasting its time acting as king, ‘waving to and fro’, lording it over the trees.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Jdg 9:10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
Ver. 10. And the trees said to the fig tree. ] By the fig tree the Jewish doctors understand Deborah, as by the olive tree Othniel or Ehud; and by the fruitful vine, Gideon with his numerous offspring.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the fig tree. Israel’s national privileges (Mat 21:19, Mat 21:20. Mar 11:13, Mar 11:20, Mar 11:21. Luk 13:6-9).
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Reciprocal: 1Sa 2:30 – them