Judges 9:7-9

New Century Version

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!’

⁹ “But the olive tree said, ‘Men and gods are honored by my oil. Should I stop making it and go and sway over the other trees?’