When some Midianite traders passed by, they drew Joseph up, lifting him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
Judges 8:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have delivered us out of the hand of Midian.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us–you and your son and your son's son also–for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian. American Standard Version (1901) 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 saved us out of the hand of Midian. Common English Bible Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and then your son and then your grandson, because you’ve rescued us from Midian’s power.” Catholic Public Domain Version And all the men of Israel said to Gideon: "You should rule over us, and your son, and your son's son. For you freed us from the hand of Midian." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the men of Israel said to Gedeon: Rule thou over us and thy son, and thy son's son: because thou hast delivered us from the hand of Madian. |
When some Midianite traders passed by, they drew Joseph up, lifting him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You come and kill us, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon went and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.
Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”
But when you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ though the Lord your God was your king.
and said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow in your ways; appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”