Quotes about Leadership
Then the trees said to the grapevine, ‘Come and reign over us.’
- Judges 9:12
Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’
- Judges 9:14
But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
- Judges 9:15
Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—
- Judges 9:16
for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,
- Judges 9:17
but you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
- Judges 9:18
After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,
- Judges 9:22
If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
- Judges 9:29
So Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
- Judges 9:34
So Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
- Judges 9:39
Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
- Judges 9:41
But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head, crushing his skull.
- Judges 9:53