Judges 8:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 8:23

21 So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and ^akilled Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

Gideon’s Ephod

22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, ^a“Rule over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also; for you have ^bdelivered us from the hand of Midian.”

23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; ^athe Lord shall rule over you.”

24 Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to¹ make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, ^abecause they were Ishmaelites.

25 So they answered, “We will gladly give them.” And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder.

26 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks.

27 Then Gideon ^amade it into an ephod and set it up in his city, ^bOphrah. And all Israel ^cplayed the harlot with it there. It became ^da snare to Gideon and to his house.

28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. ^aAnd the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon.

Death of Gideon

29 Then ^aJerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

30 Gideon had ^aseventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives.

Verse Comparison: Judges 8:23

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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.

Amplified® Bible
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.

Contemporary English Version
"No," Gideon replied, "I won't be your king, and my son won't be king either. Only the LORD is your ruler.

Darby English Version
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you."

Good News Bible
Gideon answered, "I will not be your ruler, nor will my son. The LORD will be your ruler."

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.

New American Standard Bible
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you."

New International Version
But Gideon told them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you."

New King James Version
But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you."

Revised Standard Version
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD 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.'

New English Translation
Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.”

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