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All the men from Shechem and Beth-millo[a] gathered together and set up Abimelech as king near the pillar erected[b] in Shechem. When Jotham was informed about this, he went out, took his stand on top of Mount Gerizim, and cried out loudly, “Listen to me, you “lords” of Shechem, and God will listen to you.

“Once upon a time[c] the trees went out
    to consecrate[d] a king for themselves.

“So they told the olive tree,
    ‘Reign over us!’

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 9:6 Or and from the household of Rampart; and so throughout the chapter
  2. Judges 9:6 I.e. a cultic object of worship
  3. Judges 9:8 The Heb. lacks Once upon a time
  4. Judges 9:8 Or anoint