Judges 9:8 Cross References

Judges 9:8

8: Once upon a time the trees decided to elect a king. First they said to the olive tree, `Be our king!'

2 Kings 14:9

  1. But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: `Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!

Judges 8:22

  1. Then the Israelites said to Gideon, "Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian."
  2. But Gideon replied, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD will rule over you!

Ezekiel 17:3

  1. Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: A great eagle with broad wings full of many-colored feathers came to Lebanon. He took hold of the highest branch of a cedar tree
  2. and plucked off its topmost shoot. Then he carried it away to a city filled with merchants, where he planted it.
  3. "Then he planted one of its seedlings in fertile ground beside a broad river, where it would grow as quickly as a willow tree.
  4. It took root there and grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, and its roots grew down beneath it. It soon produced strong branches and luxuriant leaves.
  5. But then another great eagle with broad wings and full plumage came along. So the vine sent its roots and branches out toward him for water.

Daniel 4:10

  1. " `While I was lying in my bed, this is what I dreamed. I saw a large tree in the middle of the earth.
  2. The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.
  3. It had fresh green leaves, and it was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches. All the world was fed from this tree.
  4. " `Then as I lay there dreaming, I saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven.
  5. The messenger shouted, "Cut down the tree; lop off its branches! Shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit! Chase the animals from its shade and the birds from its branches.
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