Judges 9:17

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

American Standard Version (1901)

(for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

Bible in Basic English

(For my father made war for you, and put his life in danger, and made you free from the hands of Midian;

Free Bible Version

Don't forget how my father fought for you and risked his own life to save you from the Midianites!

Geneva Bible 1599

(For my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and deliuered you out of the handes of Midian.

King James (Authorized) Version

(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

Translation for Translators

“Do not forget that my father fought a battle for you, and he was willing to die for you if that had been necessary, to save you from the Midian people-group.

Unlocked Literal Bible

—and to think that my father fought for you, risked his life, and rescued you out of the hand of Midian—

Noah Webster Bible

(For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you from the hand of Midian:

World English Bible

(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

Young's Literal Translation

because my father hath fought for you, and doth cast away his life from [him], and deliver you from the hand of Midian;

Context

Jotham’s Parable

¹⁶Now 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—¹⁷for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,¹⁸but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—

Sermons

What Happened?

K.P. Yohannan

Summary

In this verse from the book of Judges, Jotham shares a parable about trees choosing a king, reflecting the situation where Abimelek was made king over Israel. The trees represent the leaders of Shechem who made a poor decision in choosing Abimelek, a decision that would ultimately lead to destruction and judgment. This parable serves as a warning about the consequences of choosing unwise and unjust leaders, highlighting the importance of selecting leaders who are righteous and just in the eyes of God.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

For my father fought for you,.... In the valley of Jezreel, and at Karkor, where with three hundred men he routed and destroyed an army of 135,000: and adventured his life far: which, according to our version, may seem to have respect to his going over Jordan, and following the Midianites, fleeing into their country, and fighting them at Karkor, at a great distance from his native place; but the phrase in the original text is, "he cast away his life afar" (e), made no account of it, exposed it to the greatest danger; or, as the Targum,"he delivered his life as it were to destruction:" and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; from the oppression and bondage of the Midianites, under which they had laboured seven years. (e) "et projecit animam suam a louge", Pagninus; "vel eminus", Montanus; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.