הָל֤וֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ֙ הָעֵצִ֔ים לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ לַזַּ֖יִת מלוכה [מָלְכָ֥ה] עָלֵֽינוּ׃
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
Read midrashic interpretation of Judges 9:8: and classical rabbinic exegesis.