King James Version (KJV)
Judges 8:23
“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.”
Verse in context — Judges 8
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.
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.
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.)
And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
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A cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance in Israel’s early history.
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