Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Kings 4:25

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Kings 4:25 - 4:25

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 1 Kings 4:25 - 4:25

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4:1 - 4:1
4:2 - 4:2
4:3 - 4:3
4:4 - 4:4
4:5 - 4:5
4:6 - 4:6
4:7 - 4:7
4:8 - 4:8
4:21 - 4:21
4:22 - 4:22
4:24 - 4:24
4:25 - 4:25
4:26 - 4:26
4:28 - 4:28
4:29 - 4:29
4:30 - 4:30
4:31 - 4:31
4:32 - 4:32
4:33 - 4:33

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.