Judges 8:23
What does Judges 8:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 8:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he said to them: I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, but the Lord shall rule over you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.
Context
v.22Then 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.
v.23This passage
v.24And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 8:6
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.
- 1 Peter 5:3
neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.
- 1 Samuel 10:19
but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.
- Judges 2:18
And when Jehovah raised them up judges, then Jehovah was with the judge, and saved them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented Jehovah because of their groaning by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.
- Isaiah 33:22
For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.