Then each stood in his place around the camp; and the entire [Midianite] army ran, crying out as they fled.

“Speak now in the hearing of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that seventy men, all of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one man rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your own bone and flesh.”

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

Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘You come and reign over us!’

Then the trees said to the vine, ‘You come and reign over us.’

Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come and reign over us.’

Then Jotham escaped and fled, and went to Beer and lived there because of Abimelech his brother.

So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the Man who came to me the other day has appeared to me.”