American King James Version
"The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us. "
— Judges 9:8, American 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.”
“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. ”
“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'”
““The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree,‘Be our king!’”
“The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.”
“One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.”
“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.”
And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being three score and ten persons, on one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
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. ¶
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 to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.
But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come you, and reign over us.
But the fig tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?