Judges 9:6-8

New Century Version

⁶ Then all of the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo gathered beside the great tree standing in Shechem. There they made Abimelech their king.

Jotham’s Story

⁷ When Jotham heard this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He shouted to the people: “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, so that God will listen to you! ⁸ One day the trees decided to appoint a king to rule over them. They said to the olive tree, ‘You be king over us!’