Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 4:25

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25. every man under his vine and . . . fig tree —This is a common and beautiful metaphor for peace and security ( Micah 4:4 ; Zechariah 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. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-26" class="com-number"