Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.'
New American Standard Bible
Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
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.
Holman Bible
to anoint a king over themselves.
They said to the olive tree, “Reign over us.”
International Standard Version
"Once upon a time the trees went out to consecrate a king for themselves. "So they told the olive tree, "Reign over us!'
A Conservative Version
The trees went forth a time to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign thou 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.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.
Darby Translation
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
Julia Smith Translation
The trees going forth went to anoint over them a king; and they will say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
King James 2000
The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign you over us.
Modern King James verseion
The trees went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, Reign over us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The trees went to anoint a king over them, and said unto the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
NET Bible
"The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'
New Heart English Bible
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you over us.'
The Emphasized Bible
The trees, went their way, to anoint over them, a king, - and they said unto the olive tree - Reign thou over us.
Webster
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.'
Youngs Literal Translation
'The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
Themes
Allegory » Of the trees seeking a king
Anointing » In consecration » Of kings
sacred Anointing » Persons who received » Kings
Bible stories for children » The king of the forest
Jotham » Son of gideon » Rebukes the shechemites with the parable about the trees
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 9:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abimelech Attempts To Become King
7 And they told Jotham, and he went up and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and {he cried out loud} and said to them, "Listen to me, lords of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. 8 "The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.' 9 And the olive tree replied, 'Should I stop [producing] my oil, which by me gods and men are honored, to go sway over the trees?'
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 8:22-23
The men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, both you and your sons, and your sons' son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.
2 Kings 14:9
So Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah, saying, "The thornbush which is in Lebanon sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as wife,' but an animal of the field which [is] in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thornbush.
Ezekiel 17:3-10
and you must say, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "{The great eagle with great wings and long feathers} [and] {full of variegated plumage} came to Lebanon and he took the treetop of the cedar.
Daniel 4:10-18
Now [these were] the visions of my head [as I was lying] on my bed: I was {gazing} and, look, a tree [was] in the midst of the earth, and its height [was] exalted.