Bible Cross References
Rule thou
Judges 9:8-15
8
"The trees once went forth to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us!'
9
But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I cease giving my oil, With which they honor God and men, And go to sway over trees?'
10
"Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come [and] reign over us!'
11
But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I cease my sweetness and my good fruit, And go to sway over trees?'
12
"Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come [and] reign over us!'
13
But the vine said to them, 'Should I cease my new wine, Which cheers [both] God and men, And go to sway over trees?'
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 truth you anoint me as king over you, [Then] come [and] take shelter in my shade; But if not, let fire come out of the bramble And devour the cedars of Lebanon!'
1 Samuel 8:5
and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
1 Samuel 12:12
"And when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' when the LORD your God [was] your king.
John 6:15
Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.