NASB
""Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'"
— Judges 9:8, NASB
“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.”
Then he went to his father's house at Ophrah and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself.
All the men of Shechem and all Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the oak of the pillar which was in Shechem.
Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and called out. Thus he said to them, "Listen to me, O men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
"Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'
"But the olive tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my fatness with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?'
"Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come, reign over us!'
"But the fig tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my sweetness and my good fruit, and go to wave over the trees?'