Judges 8:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But Gideon said to them, ‘I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.’

Cross References

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King. He will save us.

1 Samuel 12:12

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was coming against you, you said to me, “No, we must have a king reign over us” #– #even though the Lord your God is your king.

1 Samuel 10:19

But today you have rejected your God,  who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to him, “You  must set a king over us.”  Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.’

2 Corinthians 1:24

I do not mean that we lord it over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand firm in your  faith.

1 Peter 5:3

not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

Judges 10:18

The rulers  of Gilead said to one another, ‘Which man will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He will be the leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead.’

Judges 2:18

Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for the Israelites, the Lord was with  him and saved the people from the power of their enemies while the judge was still alive. The Lord was moved to pity whenever they groaned because of those who were oppressing and afflicting them.

Isaiah 63:19

We have become like those you never ruled, like those who did not bear your name.

Judges 8:22

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, ‘Rule over us,  you as well as your sons and your grandsons, for you delivered us from the power of Midian.’