en_tn/jdg/09/07.md

General Information:

Jotham begins telling a parable where trees represent various people groups. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)

When Jotham was told about this

This can be stated in active form. AT: "When Jotham heard that Abimelech had murdered his brothers" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

Mount Gerizim

This is a mountain. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

The trees once went out to anoint a king over them. For they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'

In this parable Jotham describes the trees doing things that humans do. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

to anoint a king over them

Here, to anoint with oil is a symbolic action that represents appointing a person to be king. AT: "to appoint a king to rule over all of them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

Reign over us

"Be our king"