Judges 9:8
to anoint a king over themselves.
And they said to the olive tree,
‘Rule over us.’
Judges 9:8 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
Judges 9:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 The trees once went out to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
Judges 9:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
Judges 9:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Once upon a time the trees decided to choose a king.
First they said to the olive tree,
‘Be our king!’
Judges 9:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
8 “The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them.
And they said to the olive tree,
‘Reign over us!’
Judges 9:8 — New Century Version (NCV)
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!’
Judges 9:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.
Judges 9:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
8 The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive-tree, Reign over us.
Judges 9:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 “The trees went to anoint someone to be king over them.
They said to the olive tree,
‘Be our king!’
Judges 9:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 The trees set out
to anoint a king over themselves.
They said to the olive tree, “Reign over us.”
Judges 9:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 The trees once went out
to anoint a king over themselves.
So they said to the olive tree,
‘Reign over us.’
Judges 9:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 One day the trees went out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to an olive tree, ‘Be our king.’
Judges 9:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 “Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’