Judges 8:23

The Scriptures 2009

But Giḏ‛on said to them, “I do not rule over you, nor does my son rule over you. יהוה does rule over you.”

Cross References

Psalm 10:16

יהוה is Sovereign forever and ever; The nations shall perish from His land.

Psalm 149:2

Let Yisra’ĕl rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Tsiyon exult in their Sovereign.

Isaiah 33:22

for יהוה is our Judge, יהוה is our Inscriber, יהוה is our Sovereign, He saves us –

Isaiah 63:19

We have become like those over whom You never ruled – Your Name is not called on them!

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we rule over your belief, but we are fellow workers for your joy, for you stand by belief.

1 Peter 5:3

neither as being masters over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

Judges 10:18

And the people, the heads of Gil‛aḏ, said to each other, “Let the man who is the first to fight against the children of Ammon be head over all the inhabitants of Gil‛aḏ.”

Judges 2:18

And when יהוה raised up rulers for them, יהוה was with the ruler and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the ruler, for יהוה had compassion on their groaning because of those who oppressed them and crushed them.

Judges 8:22

So the men of Yisra’ĕl said to Giḏ‛on, “Rule over us, both you and your son, also your son’s son, for you have saved us from the hand of Miḏyan.”

1 Samuel 10:19

“And today you have rejected your Elohim, who Himself saved you out of all your evils and your distresses. And you have said to Him, ‘No, but set a sovereign over us!’ And now, present yourselves before יהוה by your tribes and by your clans.”

1 Samuel 12:12

“And when you saw that Naḥash sovereign of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but let a sovereign reign over us,’ when יהוה your Elohim was your sovereign.