Verse 8
Judges 9:8
Free Bible Version
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But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my rich oil that benefits both gods and men just to go and sway to and fro over the trees?’
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָ/עֵצִ֔ים לִ/מְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵי/הֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּ לַ/זַּ֖יִת מלוכ/ה מָלְכָ֥/ה עָלֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
The trees went to anoint a king over themselves, and they said to the olive tree, "Reign over us."
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Chapter 9 Context
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Abimelech, son of Jerub-baal, went to his mother's brothers at Shechem and told them and all his mot...
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“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘What's best for you? That seventy men, all of them Jerub-ba...
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His mother's brothers shared his proposal with all the leaders of Shechem, and they decided to follo...
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They gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith. Abimelech used the money to...
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He went to his father's house in Ophrah, and on one stone killed his seventy half-brothers, the sons...
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When Jotham got to hear this, he went up to the top of Mount Gerizim, and shouted in a loud voice: “...
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Once upon a time the trees were determined to anoint a king to rule over them. They said to the oliv...
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But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my rich oil that benefits both gods and men just t...
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Then the trees asked the fig tree, ‘You come and be our king.’
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But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my good sweet fruit just to go and sway to and fro o...
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11
Then the trees asked the grape vine, ‘You come and be our king.’
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12
But the grape vine replied, ‘Should I stop giving my wine that makes both gods and men happy just to...
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13
Then all the trees asked the thorn bush, ‘You come and be our king.’
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14
The thorn bush replied to the trees, ‘If you're really sincere about anointing me as your king, come...
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Have you acted sincerely and honestly by making Abimelech your king? Have you acted honorably toward...
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Don't forget how my father fought for you and risked his own life to save you from the Midianites!
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But you have rebelled against my father's family today. You have killed his seventy sons on one ston...
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Have you acted sincerely and honestly toward Jerub-baal and his family today? If so, may you be happ...
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But if you haven't, then may fire flame out from Abimelech, and may it burn up the leaders of Sheche...
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Then Jotham escaped and ran away. He went to Beer and stayed there because of the threat of Abimelec...
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Then God (Elohim) sent an evil spirit to cause trouble between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem....
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This happened because of the murder of the seventy sons of Jerub-baal and that responsibility for th...
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The leaders of Shechem sent men to the hill passes to lie in wait and attack Abimelech, and, in the...
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Gaal, son of Ebed, had moved to Shechem with his relatives, and he gained the loyalty of the leaders...
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At harvest-time they went out into the countryside and gathered the grapes from their vineyards and...
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“Who is this Abimelech?” asked Gaal, son of Ebed. “And who is Shechem, that we should have to serve...
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If I was the one in charge of you people, I would dispose of Abimelech! I would tell him, ‘Get your...
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When Zebul, the governor of the city, got to hear what Gaal was saying, he became very angry.
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He secretly sent messengers to Abimelech to tell him, “Look, Gaal, son of Ebed, and his relatives ha...
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In the morning as soon as the sun comes up, go and attack the town. When Gaal and his men come out t...
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Abimelech left at night along with his army, and they separated into four companies that lay in wait...
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When Gaal, son of Ebed, went out and stood at the town's entrance gate, Abimelech and his army came...
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Gaal saw the army approaching and said to Zebul, “Look! Some people are coming down from the hilltop...
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“No really, people are coming down from the high ground,” Gaal repeated. “Plus, there's another comp...
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“Where's your big mouth now? You're the one who said, ‘Who is this Abimelech, that we should have to...
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Abimelech attacked, and chased him and his men as they ran away, killing many of them as they tried...
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The following day the people of Shechem went out to the fields, and Abimelech was informed about it.
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He divided his army into three companies and had them lay in ambush in the fields. When he saw the p...
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Abimelech and his company raced to occupy the town's entrance gate, while the two companies raced to...
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The battle for the town lasted all day but eventually Abimelech captured it. He killed the people, d...
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When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem realized what had happened, they took refuge in the str...
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42
When Abimelech found out that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem had gathered there,
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he and all the men with him went up Mount Zalmon. Abimelech grabbed hold of an ax and cut a branch f...
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Each of them cut down a branch and followed Abimelech. They placed the branches against the strongro...
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But there was a strong tower inside the city. All the men and women and the town leaders ran there a...
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Abimelech went up to the tower to attack it. But as he approached the tower's entrance to set it on...
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He quickly called the young man who carried his weapons, and ordered him, “Draw your sword and kill...
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48
When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all left and went home.
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He also repaid the people of Shechem for their evil, and the curse of Jotham, son of Jerub-baal, cam...
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