And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
And Gideon said to 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 will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.
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.
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you."
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
The Lord shall rule over you - Few with such power at their command would have acted as Gideon. His speech calls them back to their first principles, and should have excited in them both shame and contrition. How different is this speech from that of Oliver Cromwell when the commons offered him the crown of England!
8:23 I will not rule - As a king. The Lord shall rule - In a special manner, as he hath hitherto done, by judges, whom God particularly appointed and directed, even by Urim and Thummim, and assisted upon all occasions; whereas Kings had only a general dependance upon God.