Judges 9:14
12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands;
Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Da sa alle trærne til tornebusken: Kom du og vær konge over oss!
- OTB
- Til slutt sa alle trærne til tornebusken: 'Du, kom og hersk over oss!'
- B1930
- Da sa alle trærne til tornebusken: Kom du og vær konge over oss!
- BSB
- Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
- KJV
- Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
- WEB
- “Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’
- ASV
- Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us.
- DARBY
- Then said all the trees to the thorn-bush, Come thou, reign over us.
- BLB
- And all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come you, reign over us.’
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2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
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