the trees. This is the most ancient fable or apologue extant; and is extremely beautiful, apposite, and intelligible. 2 Kings 14:9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying... Ezekiel 17:3 And say, Thus said the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, long winged, full of feathers, which had divers colors... Daniel 4:10 Thus were the visions of my head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the middle of the earth, and the height thereof was great. olive tree. The zayith or olive tree, in the Linnean system, is a genus of the diandra monogynia class of plants. It is of a moderate height, and grows best in sunny places. Its trunk is knotty; bark smooth, of an ash colour: wood solid and yellowish; leaves oblong, almost like those of the willow, of a dark green colour on the upper side, and whitish below. In June it puts forth white flowers, growing in bunches, each of one piece, widening towards the top, and dividing into four parts. After this succeeds the fruit, which is oblong and plump; first green, then pale, and when quite ripe, black. Within it is enclosed a hard stone, filled with oblong seeds. It was the most useful of all trees in the forest; as the bramble was the meanest and most worthless. reign Judges 8:22, 23 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son also...  |
Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, "Reign over us." New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!' King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. International Standard Version (©2012)
"Once upon a time the trees went out to consecrate a king for themselves. "So they told the olive tree, 'Reign over us!' King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign you over us. American King James Version
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us. 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. Douay-Rheims Bible
The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us. Darby Bible Translation
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' English Revised 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. Webster's Bible Translation
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. World English Bible
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' 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.
Judges 9:7 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.
Judges 9:9 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?
2 Kings 14:9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
2 Chronicles 25:18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
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The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, “ Reign over us.” —HCSB
"Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!' —NASB
The trees went forth {08676;01980:08800} [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. —KJV
Anoint Diligently Forth Olive Olive-tree Reign Themselves Tree Trees
Anoint Diligently Olive Olive-Tree Once Reign Themselves Time Tree Trees
Anoint Diligently Olive Olive-Tree Once Reign Themselves Time Tree Trees
Judges Chapter 9 Verse 8Alphabetical: a and anoint Be day for forth king king' olive Once One our out over Reign said the them themselves They to tree trees us' went
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