Judges 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Judges 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The trees set out to anoint a king over themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’”
Judges 9:8 — World English Bible
Judges 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Judges 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.”
Judges 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us. ”
Judges 9:8 — Darby Translation
Judges 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.”
Judges 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Judges 9:8 in Context — Judges 9
6 And 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.
7 And 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.
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.
9 But 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?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
What Does Judges 9:8 Mean?
Judges 9:8 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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