Judges 8:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.””
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“But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 8:23 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 2:18Whenever 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.
- Judges 10:18And 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 11:9But 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 Samuel 8:6But 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 10:19But 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.”
- 1 Samuel 12:12But 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.
- Isaiah 33:22For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
- Isaiah 63:19We have become like those You never ruled, like those not called by Your name.
- Luke 22:24A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24Not 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.
- 1 Peter 5:3not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).