Judg 9:6 | JFB | STEP | 6. all the men of Shechem . . ., and all the house of Millo —that is, a mound or rampart, so that the meaning is, all the men in the house or temple; namely, the priests of Baal. made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar —rather, "by the oak near a raised mound"—so that the ceremony of coronation might be conspicuous to a crowd. . JOTHAM BY A PARABLE REPROACHES THEM.

Judges 9:6

6. all the men of Shechem . . ., and all the house of Millo—that is, a mound or rampart, so that the meaning is, all the men in the house or temple; namely, the priests of Baal.

made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar—rather, "by the oak near a raised mound"—so that the ceremony of coronation might be conspicuous to a crowd.

Jud 9:7-21. JOTHAM BY A PARABLE REPROACHES THEM.