Judges 9:14-16

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁴ Then all the trees said to the bramble, You come and reign over us.

¹⁵ And the bramble said to the trees, If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

¹⁶ Now therefore, if you acted sincerely and honorably when you made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house and have done to him as his deeds deserved—