Judges 9:8 meaning and explanation
One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
Judges 9:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Jotham, the only surviving son of Gideon (also called Jerubbaal), speaks these words from Mount Gerizim to the leaders of Shechem. They have just crowned his half-brother Abimelech, who murdered seventy of Jotham's brothers.
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