Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The trees went to anoint a king over them, and said unto the olive tree, 'Reign 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

The trees set out
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

Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule 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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

on a time to anoint
משׁח 
Mashach 
Usage: 72

a king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

זית 
Zayith 
Usage: 38

מלך 
Malak 
Usage: 350

Context Readings

Abimelech Attempts To Become King

7 And when it was told Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lift up his voice and called, and said unto them, "Hearken unto me you citizens of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went to anoint a king over them, and said unto the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' 9 But the olive tree said unto them, 'Should I leave my fatness which both God and man praiseth in me, and go to be promoted over the trees?'

Cross References

Judges 8:22-23

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, "Reign over us, both thou, thy son and thy son's son, for thou hast delivered us out of the hands of the Midianites."

2 Kings 14:9

But Joash king of Israel sent again to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle in Lebanon sent to a cypress tree in Lebanon, saying, 'Give thy daughter to my son to wife.' But the wild beasts in Lebanon went and trod down the thistle.

Ezekiel 17:3-10

and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: There came a great Eagle with great wings; yea, with mighty long wings, full of feathers of divers colours; upon the mount of Lebanon, and took a branch from a Cedar tree,

Daniel 4:10-18

I saw a vision in my head upon my bed: and behold, there stood a tree upon the ground,

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