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One day the trees went out to anoint a king to rule them. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!' (Judges 9, 8)
Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and be our king!' (Judges 9, 10)
Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come and be our king!' (Judges 9, 12)
Then the trees all said to the thorn bush, 'You come and be our king!' (Judges 9, 14)
And the thorn bush replied to the trees, 'If you are anointing me in good faith to be your king, come and shelter in my shade. But, if not, fire will come out of the thorn bush and devour the cedars of Lebanon.' (Judges 9, 15)
'Now then, if you have acted in sincerity and good faith in making Abimelech king, if you have dealt honourably with Jerubbaal and his family, and have treated him as his actions deserved, (Judges 9, 16)
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites to say to him, 'What do you have against us, for you to come and make war on my country?' (Judges 11, 12)
The king of the Ammonites replied to Jephthah's messengers, 'The reason is that when Israel came up from Egypt, they seized my country from the Arnon to the Jabbok and to the Jordan; so now restore it to me peacefully.' (Judges 11, 13)
Jephthah sent messengers back to the king of the Ammonites (Judges 11, 14)
Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom to say: Please let me pass through your country, but the king of Edom would not listen. They sent similarly to the king of Moab, but he refused, and Israel remained at Kadesh; (Judges 11, 17)
Israel then sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, ruling in Heshbon. Israel's message was: Please let me pass through your country to my destination. (Judges 11, 19)
Are you a better man than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he pick a quarrel with Israel? Did he make war on them? (Judges 11, 25)
