Judges 9:8 — Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the oliv… — AMP | maBible
Read Judges 9:8 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Judges 9.8, Judges 9v8, Jg. 9:8. Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
Other reference formats: Judges 9.8, Judges 9v8, Jg. 9:8.
8 Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
Notes and references
This riveting speech in which inanimate objects (trees, a vine, a bush) are personified is the first of only a few fables recorded in the Bible. It ends with a curse (v 20) which is fulfilled at the end of the chapter.