Jueces 8:23

Listen to Jueces 8:23
23 Pero Gede贸n respondi贸:
鈥擸o no los gobernar茅 ni tampoco mi hijo. 隆El Se帽or
los gobernar谩!

Jueces 8:23 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 8:23

And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you
Not that he declined the government of them as a judge, to which he was raised of God, but as a king, for which he had no authority and call from God; the choice of a king belonging to him, and not to the people:

neither shall my son rule over you;
which Abarbinel thinks he spake as a prophet, and under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit; for after his death neither Jether his eldest son, nor any of the rest of his legitimate sons, ruled over them; for they were all slain by Abimelech, the son of his concubine, who was made king:

the Lord shall rule over you;
as he did; their government was a theocracy, which they would have changed, but Gideon would not agree to it.

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Jueces 8:23 In-Context

21 Entonces Zeba y Zalmuna le dijeron a Gede贸n:
鈥斅茅 hombre! 隆M谩tanos t煤 mismo!
Entonces Gede贸n los mat贸 a los dos y tom贸 los adornos reales que sus camellos llevaban en el cuello.
22 El efod sagrado de Gede贸n
Entonces los israelitas dijeron a Gede贸n:
鈥斅obi茅rnanos! T煤 y tu hijo y tu nieto ser谩n nuestros gobernantes, porque nos has rescatado de Madi谩n.
23 Pero Gede贸n respondi贸:
鈥擸o no los gobernar茅 ni tampoco mi hijo. 隆El Se帽or
los gobernar谩!
24 Sin embargo, tengo una petici贸n que hacerles: que cada uno de ustedes me d茅 un arete del bot铆n que recogieron de sus enemigos ca铆dos.
(Como los enemigos eran ismaelitas, todos usaban aretes de oro).
25 鈥斅on todo gusto! 鈥攍e contestaron.
As铆 que extendieron un manto, y cada uno de ellos ech贸 un arete de oro que hab铆a recogido del bot铆n.
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