“The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.”
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us — Jotham's fable begins with trees seeking a king. The olive tree is the first candidate. The verb 'anoint' (לִמְשֹׁחַ, l'meshoach) recalls the anointing of judges and kings—here applied to trees themselves. The logic inverts power: the trees choose their ruler.
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