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And all the men of Shekhem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Avimelekh king, by the oak of the pillar that was in Shekhem. And when they told it to Yotam, he went and stood at the top of mount Gerizzim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Hearken to me, men of Shekhem, that God may hearken to you. The trees went out to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign over us. But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honour God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees? And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. But the fig tree said to them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to hold sway over the trees? Then said the trees to the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees? Then said all the trees to the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, fire will issue from the bramble, and devour the cedars of Levanon. Now therefore, if you have done truly and sincerely, in making Avimelekh king, and if you have dealt well with Yerubba῾al and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands; (for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midyan: and you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy men, upon one stone, and have made Avimelekh, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shekhem, because he is your brother;) if you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Yerubba῾al and with his house this day, then rejoice in Avimelekh, and let him also rejoice in you: but if not, fire will come out from Avimelekh, and devour the men of Shekhem, and the house of Millo; and fire will come out from the men of Shekhem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Avimelekh. And Yotam ran away, and fled, and went to Be᾽er, and dwelt there, for fear of Avimelekh his brother.