Teks -- Judges 9:6 (NET)

9:6 All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

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Wesley: Jdg 9:6 - House of Millo

Some eminent and potent family living in Shechem, or near it.

Wesley: Jdg 9:6 - King

Over all Israel, Jdg 9:22, which was a strange presumption for the inhabitants of one city; but they had many advantages for it; as the eager, and general, and constant inclination of the Israelites to kingly government; Abimelech's being the son of Gideon, to whom, and to his sons, they offered the kingdom. And though the father could, and did refuse it for himself; yet they might imagine, that he could not give away his sons' right, conveyed to them by the Israelites, in their offer; the universal defection of the Israelites from God to Baal, whose great patron and champion Abimelech pretended to be; the power and prevalency of the tribe of Ephraim, in which Shechem was, whose proud and imperious spirit, would make them readily close with a king of their own brethren; and Abimelech's getting the start of all others, having the crown actually put upon his head, and an army already raised to maintain his tyranny.

Wesley: Jdg 9:6 - Of the pillar

Or, by the oak of the pillar, by the oak, where Joshua erected a pillar as a witness of the covenant renewed between God and Israel, Jos 24:26. This place they chose, to signify that they still owned God, and their covenant with him; and did not worship Baal in opposition to God, but in conjunction with him, or in subordination to him.

JFB: Jdg 9:6 - 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.

JFB: Jdg 9:6 - 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.

Clarke: Jdg 9:6 - And all the house of Millo

And all the house of Millo - If Millo be the name of a place, it is nowhere else mentioned in the sacred writings. But it is probably the name of a person of note and influence in the city of Shechem - the men of Shechem and the family of Millo.

TSK: Jdg 9:6 - the house // Millo // plain

the house : 2Sa 5:9; 2Ki 12:20

Millo : Probably the name of a person of note in Shechem.

plain : or, oak, Jos 24:26; 1Ki 12:1, 1Ki 12:20, 1Ki 12:25

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Poole: Jdg 9:6 - Of Millo // Made Abimelech king // the plain of the pillar

Of Millo of a place or person so called; some eminent and potent family living in Shechem, or near to it; either the family of Abimelech’ s mother, or some other: or, and all Beth-millo ; so Beth is not a house, but a part of the name of the place.

Made Abimelech king to wit, over all Israel, Jud 9:22 , which was a strange presumption for the inhabitants of one city to undertake; but they had many advantages and encouragements for it; as the eager, and general, and constant inclination of the Israelites to kingly government; Abimelech’ s being the son of Gideon, to whom and to his sons they offered the kingdom, Jud 8:22 ; and though the father could and did refuse it for himself, yet they might imagine that he could not give away his son’ s right, conveyed to them by the Israelites, in their offer; the universal defection of the Israelites from God to Baal, whose great patron and champion Abimelech pretended to be; the power and prevalency of the tribe of Ephraim, in which Shechem was, Jos 20:7 , whose proud and imperious spirit, manifested Jud 8:1 12:1 , would make them readily close with a king of their own brethren; and Abimelech’ s getting the start of all others, having the crown actually put upon his head, and an army already raised to maintain his tyranny. By

the plain of the pillar or, by the oak of the pillar , i.e. by the oak, where Joshua erected a pillar as a witness of the covenant renewed between God and Israel, Jos 24:26 . This place they chose, to signify that they still owned God, and their covenant with him; and did not worship Baal in opposition to God, but in conjunction with him, or in subordination to him.

Haydock: Jdg 9:6 - Mello // Oak

Mello. We know of no such city in the vicinity of Sichem. Hebrew, "all the house of Millo:" which some take to be the town-house of Sichem, full of the chief citizens, as Mello signifies "filled up;" (Vatable) or it might designate some part of the city which had been levelled, like the deep valley at Jerusalem, (3 Kings ix. 15.; Haydock) and where some powerful family, probably the father of Abimelech's mother, might dwell. (Calmet) ---

This family would interest itself the most in the advancement of the tyrant, ver. 3. (Haydock) ---

Oak. Hebrew, "the plain, or oak of the statue," (alluding to the monument which was left here by Josue, ver. 37., Josue xxiv. 26) or Septuagint, "of the station," as those of Sichem might assemble here to deliberate on public affairs, (Calmet) in memory of the solemn covenant between God and the people. (Haydock)

Gill: Jdg 9:6 - And all the men of Shechem gathered together // and all the house of Millo // and went and made Abimelech king

And all the men of Shechem gathered together,.... Upon the return of Abimelech, after he with his banditti had committed the execrable murder of his brethren:

and all the house of Millo; which was either the men of a place near to Shechem, or of his brother's family, or of some grand leading family in Shechem; or it may mean the town hall, where the principal inhabitants met in full house, as Millo signifies, on this occasion:

and went and made Abimelech king; which was a most bold and daring action; being done without asking counsel of God, without which no king was to be set over Israel, and by a single city, without the knowledge, advice, and consent of the body of the people of Israel: by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem; the place where they met together, and did this business in voting Abimelech to be king, was near a place where a pillar was set in Shechem; or by the oak of the pillar in Shechem, and so may mean the stone under an oak, which Joshua placed there as a testimony between God and the people, Jos 24:25 and here, in the same place where Joshua convened the people of Israel, and made his last speech to them, was this business done.