Judges 9:10
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.
9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
- KJV
- And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
- WEB
- “The trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and reign over us.’
- ASV
- And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
- DARBY
- And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, reign over us.
- BLB
- And the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come you, reign over us.’
- ÅB
- Da sa trærne til fikentreet: Kom du og vær konge over oss!
- OTB
- Så henvendte trærne seg til fikentreet: 'Du, kom og hersk over oss!'
- B1930
- Da sa trærne til fikentreet: Kom du og vær konge over oss!