Judges 9:15-17

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁵ “And the bramble said to the trees, ‘If you will indeed anoint me king over you, come and put your trust under my shadow. And if not, the fire shall come out of the bramble and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’

¹⁶ “Now therefore, if you are true and incorruptible in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal, and with his House, and have done to him according to what his hands deserve

¹⁷ “(for my father fought for you and risked his life and delivered you out of the hands of Midian)—