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15 And the [a]bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the [b]bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 16 Now therefore, if ye have dealt truly and uprightly, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands 17 (for my father fought for you, and [c]adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

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  1. Judges 9:15 Or, thorn
  2. Judges 9:15 Or, thorn
  3. Judges 9:17 Hebrew cast his life before him.