1Ki 4:25, Zec 3:10 | JFB | STEP | 25. every man under his vine and . . . fig tree —This is a common and beautiful metaphor for peace and security ( ), founded on the practice, still common in modern Syria, of training these fruit trees up the walls and stairs of houses, so as to make a shady arbor, beneath which the people sit and relax.

1 Kings 4:25

25. every man under his vine and . . . fig tree—This is a common and beautiful metaphor for peace and security (Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10), founded on the practice, still common in modern Syria, of training these fruit trees up the walls and stairs of houses, so as to make a shady arbor, beneath which the people sit and relax.

Zechariah 3:10

10. under . . . vine . . . fig tree—emblem of tranquil prosperity (1Ki 4:25). Type of spiritual peace with God through Christ (Ro 5:1); and of millennial blessedness (Mic 4:4).