 | Otis Ainsworth Skinner - 1847 - 194 str.
...fabulous. But why not? Parables are founded on fiction. Take the parable of Jotham. The trees, he says, went forth on a time to anoint a king over them, and...olive-tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive-tree declining, they invited 1'22 the fig-tree to take the reign. This declining, they invited the vine,... | |
 | Otis Ainsworth Skinner - 1847 - 192 str.
...fabulous. But why not? Parables are founded on fiction. Take the parable of Jotham. The trees, he says, went forth on a time to anoint a king over them, and tbey said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive-tree declining, they invited the fig-tree... | |
 | William Colgrove Kenyon - 1849 - 352 str.
...An allegory is a continued metaphor," or, " figurative description of real facts." . EXAMPLE. T'.io trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them : and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign tbou over us. But the olive-tree said unto them. Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honor... | |
 | Charles Baker - 1850 - 446 str.
...following -parable -ridiculed the choice of the men of Shechem, and the pretensions of Abimelech ; " 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... | |
 | 1850 - 830 str.
...and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 neither shalt thou conceal him ; 9 But olive tree, Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness,' wherewith... | |
 | James Slye - 1850 - 370 str.
...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 themj and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us. But the olive-tree said unto them, Should... | |
 | Robert Tyas - 1851 - 250 str.
...delivered his apologue : — " 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 thu olive tree, ' Beign thou over us.' But the olive tree said unto them, ' Should I leave my fatness,... | |
 | 1851 - 716 str.
...denotes the king of Assyria and his army, than it follows from the fact that, according to Jotham's parable, "The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them, and said to the olive tree, Reign thou over us," that the olive tree, when used as a symbol in the vision... | |
 | George Bush - 1852 - 268 str.
...truth. The peculiar excellence of this mode of instruction is, that it arrests the at122 CHAPTER IX. 123 time to anoint a king over them ; and they said unto the olivetree, ' Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatich.8. 22,23. tention more forcibly, and... | |
 | Susan Warner - 1853 - 868 str.
...and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye mem of Shecheni, 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 thon over us. But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour... | |
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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?... 
