KJV King James 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
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
WEB World English Bible
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
ASV 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
Surrounding context — Judges 9
5 And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.
7 And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in 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.
8 The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
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הָל֤וֹךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהָֽלְכוּ֙H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentהָעֵצִ֔יםH6086 · etstree: woodלִמְשֹׁ֥חַH4886 · ma.shachto anointעֲלֵיהֶ֖םH5921 · aluponמֶ֑לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingוַיֹּאמְר֥וּH559 · a.marto sayלַזַּ֖יִתH2132 · za.yit(Mount of) Olivesמָלְכָ֥הH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעָלֵֽינוּ׃H5921 · alupon
Cross-references
2 Kings 14:9And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.Daniel 4:10-18Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof [was] great.Judges 8:22-23Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.Ezekiel 17:3-10And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
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