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Judges 9:8 KJV
Judges · chapter 9 · verse 8
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.Judges 9:8 · King James Version
Judges 9:8 in context
6And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- anointmâshachto rub with oilH4886 →
- treesʻêtsa treeH6086 →
- forthhâlakto walkH1980 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- treezayithan olive , the tree, the branch or the berryH2132 →
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We have here the only testimony that appears to have been borne against the wicked confederacy of Abimelech and the men of Shechem.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-21