Judges 9:12 meaning and explanation

Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’

Judges 9:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Jotham, Gideon's only surviving son, tells this parable from Mount Gerizim to the leaders of Shechem, who have just crowned his murderous half-brother Abimelech. In the story the trees search for a king and approach the useful plants first.

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