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But the olive tree refused, saying, ‘Should I quit producing the olive oil that blesses both God and people, just to wave back and forth over the trees?’
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But the olive tree said to them, "Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, and rule over the trees?"
Judges 9:9 In-Context
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When Jotham was told about this, he climbed up on the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted to them, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem, so that God may listen to you.
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One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
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“But the olive tree answered, ‘Should I give up my oil, by which both gods and humans are honored, to hold sway over the trees?’
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“Next, the trees said to the fig tree, ‘Come and be our king.’
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“But the fig tree replied, ‘Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to hold sway over the trees?’