Parallel Bible results for "judges 9:8-9"

Judges 9:8-9

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8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
9 “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?’
9 “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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