Judges 9:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ The trees decided to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ One time the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, Reign over us.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

⁸ “Once the trees went out to anoint a king over themselves. So they said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king!’

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The trees went to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'

Judges 9:8 Cross References

2 Kings 14:9

King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, ‘The thistle in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar  in Lebanon,  saying, “Give your daughter to my son as a wife.” Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

2 Chronicles 25:18

King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, ‘The thistle in Lebanon sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, “Give your daughter to my son as a wife.” Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

1 Corinthians 12:15

If the foot should say, ‘Because I’m not a hand, I don’t belong to the body’, it is not for that reason any less a part of the body.

Judges 9:7

When they told Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim,  raised his voice, and called to them: Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, and may God listen to you:

Judges 9:9

But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that people use to honour both God and men, and rule  over the trees? ’