Judges 8:23 “But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LO…”

Judges 8:23

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. The LORD shall rule over you.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And Gideon sayde vnto them, I will not reigne ouer you, neither shall my childe reigne ouer you, but the Lord shall reigne ouer you.

Darby Translation

And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.

Young's Literal Translation

And Gideon saith unto them, 'I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'

Bible in Basic English

But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.

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Cross references

“I will”

2 Corinthians 1:24 Judges 2:18 Judges 10:18 Judges 11:9–11 1 Peter 5:3 Luke 22:24–27

2 Corinthians 1:24 · BSB

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.

Judges 2:18 · BSB

Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those…

Judges 10:18 · BSB

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.”

Judges 11:9–11 · BSB

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?”

1 Peter 5:3 · BSB

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

Luke 22:24–27 · BSB

A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.

“the Lord”

Isaiah 33:22 1 Samuel 12:12 1 Samuel 10:19 Isaiah 63:19 1 Samuel 8:6 1 Samuel 8:7

Isaiah 33:22 · BSB

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

1 Samuel 12:12 · BSB

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.

1 Samuel 10:19 · BSB

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.”

Isaiah 63:19 · BSB

We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.

1 Samuel 8:6 · BSB

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.

1 Samuel 8:7 · BSB

And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

24Then 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.)

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