Judges 9:8
World English Bible (WEB)
The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
In context
6 All the men of Shechem assembled themselves together with all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim and lifted up his voice, cried out, and said to them, “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8 The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
9 “But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
10 “The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
Judges 9:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
- 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.
- 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.