Verse 8
Judges 9:8
Geneva Bible
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The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs.
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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Then Abimelech the sonne of Ierubbaal went to Shechem vnto his mothers brethren, and communed with t...
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Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the...
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Then his mothers brethren spake of him in the audience of all the men of Shechem, all these wordes:...
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And they gaue him seuentie pieces of siluer out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hir...
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And he went vnto his fathers house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, the sonnes of Ierubbaal, about...
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And all the men of Shechem gathered together with all the house of Millo, and came and made Abimelec...
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And when they told it to Iotham, he went and stoode in the top of mount Gerizim, and lift vp his voy...
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The trees went foorth to anoynt a King ouer them, and sayde vnto the oliue tree, Reigne thou ouer vs...
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But the oliue tree said vnto them, Should I leaue my fatnes, wherewith by me they honour God (Elohim...
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Then the trees sayde to the fig tree, Come thou, and be King ouer vs.
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But the fig tree answered them, Should I forsake my sweetenesse, and my good fruite, and goe to adua...
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Then sayd the trees vnto the Vine, Come thou, and be king ouer vs.
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But the Vine sayde vnto them, Should I leaue my wine, whereby I cheare God (Elohim) and man, and goe...
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Then said all the trees vnto the bramble, Come thou, and reigne ouer vs.
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And the bramble said vnto the trees, If ye will in deede anoynt me King ouer you, come, and put your...
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Now therefore, if ye doe truely and vncorruptly to make Abimelech King, and if ye haue delt well wit...
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(For my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and deliuered you out of the handes of Midia...
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And yee are risen vp against my fathers house this day, and haue slayne his children, about seuentie...
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If ye then haue delt truely and purely with Ierubbaal, and with his house this day, then reioyce wit...
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But if not, let a fire come out from Abimelech, and consume the men of Shechem and the house of Mill...
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And Iotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there for feare of Abimelech his brother.
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So Abimelech reigned three yeere ouer Israel.
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But God (Elohim) sent an euil spirit betweene Abimelech, and the men of Shechem: and the men of Shec...
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That the crueltie toward the seuentie sonnes of Ierubbaal and their blood might come and be laide vp...
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So the men of Shechem set men in wayte for him in the toppes of the mountaines: who robbed all that...
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Then Gaal the sonne of Ebed came with his brethren, and they went to Shechem: and the men of Shechem...
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Therefore they went out into the field, and gathered in their grapes and troade them, and made merie...
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Then Gaal the sonne of Ebed sayde, Who is Abimelech? and who is Shechem, that wee should serue him?...
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Now would God (Elohim) this people were vnder mine hand: then would I put away Abimelech. And he sai...
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And when Zebul the ruler of the citie heard the wordes of Gaal the sonne of Ebed, his wrath was kind...
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Therefore he sent messengers vnto Abimelech priuily, saying, Beholde, Gaal the sonne of Ebed and his...
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Now therefore arise by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lye in wayte in the fielde.
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And rise early in the morning as soone as the sunne is vp, and assault the citie: and when he and th...
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So Abimelech rose vp, and all the people that were with him by night: and they lay in wayte against...
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Then Gaal the sonne of Ebed went out and stood in the entring of the gate of the citie: and Abimelec...
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And when Gaal sawe the people, he said to Zebul, Beholde, there come people downe from the tops of t...
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And Gaal spake againe, and said, See, there come folke downe by the middle of the land, and another...
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Then sayd Zebul vnto him, Where is now thy mouth, that said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serue...
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And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
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But Abimelech pursued him, and he fledde before him, and many were ouerthrowen and wounded, euen vnt...
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And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren that they should not dwell...
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And on the morowe, the people went out into the fielde: which was tolde Abimelech.
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And he tooke the people, and deuided them into three bandes, and layde wayte in the fieldes, and loo...
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And Abimelech, and the bandes that were with him, russhed forwarde, and stoode in the entring of the...
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And when Abimelech had fought against the citie all that day, he tooke the citie, and slewe the peop...
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And when all the men of the towre of Shechem heard it, they entred into an holde of the house of the...
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And it was tolde Abimelech, that all the men of the towre of Shechem were gathered together.
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And Abimelech gate him vp to mounte Zalmon, hee and all the people that were with him: and Abimelech...
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Then all the people also cut downe euery man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the...
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Then went Abimelech to Tebez, and besieged Tebez, and tooke it.
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But there was a strong towre within the citie, and thither fledde all the men and women, and all the...
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And Abimelech came vnto the towre and fought against it, and went hard vnto the doore of the towre t...
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But a certaine woman cast a piece of a milstone vpon Abimelechs head, and brake his braine pan.
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Then Abimelech called hastily his page that bare his harneis, and sayde vnto him, Drawe thy sworde a...
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And when the men of Israel sawe that Abimelech was dead, they departed euery man vnto his owne place...
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Thus God (Elohim) rendred the wickednes of Abimelech, which he did vnto his father, in slaying his s...
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Also all the wickednes of the men of Shechem did God (Elohim) bring vpon their heads. So vpon them c...
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