'Trees' in the Bible

The trees set outto anoint a king over themselves.They said to the olive tree, “Reign over us.”

But the olive tree said to them,“Should I stop giving my oilthat honors both God and man,and rule over the trees?”

Then the trees said to the fig tree,“Come and reign over us.”

But the fig tree said to them,“Should I stop givingmy sweetness and my good fruit,and rule over trees?”

Later, the trees said to the grapevine,“Come and reign over us.”

But the grapevine said to them,“Should I stop giving my winethat cheers both God and man,and rule over trees?”

Finally, all the trees said to the bramble,“Come and reign over us.”

The bramble said to the trees,“If you really are anointing meas king over you,come and find refuge in my shade.But if not,may fire come out from the brambleand consume the cedars of Lebanon.”

So Abimelech and all the people who were with him went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his ax in his hand and cut a branch from the trees. He picked up the branch, put it on his shoulder, and said to the people who were with him, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”