Judges 9:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’”
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“One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 9:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:22Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
- 2 Kings 14:9But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
- Ezekiel 17:3and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
- Daniel 4:10In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great.
- 1 Corinthians 12:15If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” that would not make it any less a part of the body.
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