Judges 8:23

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you. YHWH shall rule over you.”

Latin

Quibus ille ait: Non dominabor vestri, nec dominabitur in vos filius meus, sed dominabitur vobis Dominus.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Judges 6:1–8:35

Gideon's time as a judge ends the first era of judges.

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon Social Chaos in Judges

Events

Deliverance by Gideon

Related verses

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.
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.
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.”
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.
Judges 2:18
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 who oppressed them and afflicted them.
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.
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?”
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.”
1 Peter 5:3
…not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
Luke 22:24–27
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them should be considered the greatest.
Isaiah 63:19
We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.

People

Gideon: Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God

Glossary

Gideon Ishmael Joash Judges, Book of Meaning of Names in the Bible Midian, Midianite Moon Ophrah (Place) Theocracy

Topics

Democracy Extraordinary Judges: The office of, not Always for Life, or Hereditary Gideon: Israel Desires to Make Him King; he Refuses God: Preserver: Under Gideon Israel: Under the Judges: Seven Years of Bondage to the Midianites; Delivered by Gideon The Ishmaelites: Overcome by Gideon Theocracy: Established Unselfishness: Gideon

Judges 8:23

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