Judges 9:8
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
In other versions
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
ASV
One day the trees went out to make a king for themselves; and they said to the olive-tree, Be king over us.
BBE
The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'
DBY
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.
WEB
`The trees have diligently gone to anoint over them a king, and they say to the olive, Reign thou over us.
YLT
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign you over us.
ENG
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
WBT
One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
BSB
In context
6And 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.
7And 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.
8The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.