Judges 9:8
King James Version (KJV)
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
In context
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.
Judges 9:8 in every translation
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
- 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.’
- 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.