Judges 8:23

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²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

²² Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

²⁴ And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵ And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 33:22
For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
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1 Samuel 12:12
And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
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1 Samuel 10:19
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
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2 Corinthians 1:24
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
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Judges 11:9–11
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
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1 Samuel 8:6–7
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
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1 Peter 5:3
Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
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Judges 10:18
And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
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