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Judges 9:8

American Standard Version

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.

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Judges 9:8 in other translations

The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

Judges 9:8 · World English Bible

Judges 9:8 in context

  1. 6And all the men of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
  2. 7And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
  3. 8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
  4. 9But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
  5. 10And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.