Judges 9:13

¹³Azonban a szőlőtő is azt mondta nékik: Elhagyjam-é mustomat, a mely isteneket és embereket vidámít, és elmenjek, hogy ingadozzam a fák felett?

Judges 9 narrates the tragic rise and fall of Abimelech, Gideon's son by a concubine, who ruthlessly murders his seventy brothers to seize kingship over Shechem. Jotham, the youngest brother, escapes and delivers a powerful fable about trees seeking a king, warning the people of Shechem about the destructive nature of their choice. Abimelech's tyrannical reign is marked by violence and treachery, ultimately leading to his own ignominious death at the hands of a woman, fulfilling Jotham's curse and demonstrating the bitter fruit of human ambition apart from God's appointed leadership.

Károli Biblia (KAR) Közkincs (Public Domain). Károli Gáspár első teljes magyar bibliafordítása, 1590-ből.

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