Judges 9:8 - Easy To Read Version One day the trees decided to choose a king to rule over them. The trees said to the olive tree, “You be king over us.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 “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 The trees went to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The trees went to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive-tree: Reign thou over us. |
Jehoash king of Israel sent an answer to Amaziah king of Judah. Jehoash said, “The thorn bush in Lebanon sent a message to the cedar tree in Lebanon. It said, ‘Give your daughter for my son to marry.’ But a wild animal from Lebanon passed by and walked on the thorn bush.
Then Jehoash sent his answer to Amaziah. Jehoash was the king of Israel and Amaziah was the king of Judah. Jehoash told this story: “A little thorn bush of Lebanon sent a message to a big cedar tree of Lebanon. The little thorn bush said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son.’ But a wild animal came and walked over the thorn bush and destroyed it.
The foot might say, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” But saying this would not stop the foot from being a part of the body.
Jotham heard that the leaders of the city of Shechem had made Abimelech king. When he heard this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. [80] Jotham shouted out this story to the people:
But the olive tree said, “Men and gods praise me for my oil. Should I stop making my oil just to go and sway over the other trees?”