Then the menof Israelsaidto Gideon,"Ruleover us, bothyou and your son,alsoyour son'sson,for you have deliveredus from the handof Midian."
Then someMidianitetraderspassedby, so they pulled[him] up and liftedJosephout of the pit,and soldhim to the Ishmaelitesfor twenty[shekels] of silver.Thus they broughtJosephinto Egypt.
SoJesus,perceivingthat they were intendingto comeand take Him by forceto makeHim king,withdrewagainto the mountainby Himselfalone.
Then Zebahand Zalmunnasaid,"Riseup yourself,and fallon us; for as the man,so is his strength."So Gideonaroseand killedZebahand Zalmunna,and tookthe crescentornamentswhichwere on their camels'necks.
But Gideonsaidto them, "I will not ruleover you, norshall my sonruleover you; the LORDshall ruleover you."
"When you sawthat Nahashthe kingof the sonsof Ammoncameagainstyou, you saidto me, 'No,but a kingshall reignoverus,' although the LORDyour God[was] your king.
and they saidto him, "Behold,you have grownold,and your sonsdo not walkin your ways.Nowappointa kingfor us to judgeus like allthe nations."
