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Judges 8:23

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21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.

22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”

But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

24 Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

25 “We will give them gladly,” they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

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BSB
But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
KJV
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
WEB
Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The LORD shall rule over you.”
ASV
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.
DARBY
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.
BLB
And Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you⁺, nor shall my son rule over you⁺. YHWH shall rule over you⁺.”
ÅB
Men Gideon sa til dem: Jeg vil ikke herske over dere, og min sønn skal ikke herske over dere; Herren skal herske over dere.
OTB
Men Gideon svarte: «Jeg vil ikke herske over dere, og heller ikke min sønn skal herske over dere. Herren skal herske over dere.»
B1930
Men Gideon sa til dem: Jeg vil ikke herske over eder, og min sønn skal ikke herske over eder; Herren skal herske over eder.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 33:22

    For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.

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  • 1 Samuel 12:12

    But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:19

    But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:24

    Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

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  • Judges 11:9–11

    But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”

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  • 1 Samuel 8:6–7

    But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

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  • 1 Peter 5:3

    not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

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  • Judges 10:18

    And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”

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