 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees...  Southern Quarterly Review - Page 121edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
 | 1838 - 1196 pages
...trees went forth on a lime to anoint a king over them ; and they said 9 unto the olive tree, Heign o in the ini40 quities of their fathers shall they...with them. If they shall confess their iniquity, a man, and 10 * go to be promoted over the trees? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come 1 1 thou,... | |
 | George Bush - Bible - 1839 - 738 pages
...He is as the son of Manmaihon (Cupid.") " He is the son of a god.1' — ROBERTS. CHAPTER IX. Ver. 8. olivev tree, Reign thou over us. The people of the East are exceedingly addicted to apologues, and... | |
 | Bible - 1839 - 312 pages
...addressed them in a loud voice. " Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness,* wherewith... | |
 | David George Goyder - 1840 - 272 pages
...come, we wither away, and finish our course in eternal death. The OLIVE, the VINE, and the FIG — " The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them : and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith... | |
 | Charles Girdlestone - 1842 - 814 pages
...times, for setting one apart to be a king; as appears from this expression in the parable of Jotham, " The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them." Judg. 9. s. Such a solemnity, when ancient and generally practised, has an useful influence on the... | |
 | George Mogridge - 1843 - 188 pages
...to tell me." " I think it is in the ninth chapter of Judges ; but I remember the words very well. ' The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over...leave my fatness wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1843 - 314 pages
...voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over...them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come... | |
 | 1843 - 1108 pages
...and cried, nnd said unto them, Hearken unto me, you men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 0 9 But the Olive tree said unto them, Gideon was dead, that the children of Should I leave my fatness,... | |
 | 1843 - 912 pages
...and cried, and said unto them, Hea»ken unto me, ye men of Shechem, tfiat God may hearken unto you. 8 Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 14 B olivetree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, i wherewith... | |
 | Thomas Jackson - Theology - 1844 - 628 pages
...sweetness to the fig or vine, besides experience, we have the authority of scripture, Judges ix. 8 — 11 : The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over...leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees ? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign... | |
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