Jueces 8:22

El efod de Gedeón

22 Entonces los israelitas le dijeron a Gedeón:—Gobierna sobre nosotros, y después de ti, tu hijo y tu nieto; porque nos has librado del poder de los madianitas.

Jueces 8:22 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 8:22

Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon
Some time after his return, the chief men of Israel having met in a body, and consulted matters among themselves, sent a deputation to Gideon with an offer of the government of them:

rule thou over us, both thou and thy son, and thy son's son also;
by which they meant, that he would take the kingly government of them, and which they proposed to settle in his posterity for ages to come; for, as a judge in Israel, he had a sort of rule and government of them under God already, but amounted not to regal power and authority; and this was what the people of Israel were fond of, that they might be like their neighbours; and this they tempted Gideon with, who had done such very wonderful and extraordinary things for them, which they allege as a reason:

for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian;
from the bondage they were in to them, and therefore fit to be a king over them.

Jueces 8:22 In-Context

20 Volviéndose a Jéter, su hijo mayor, le dijo:—¡Vamos, mátalos!Pero Jéter no sacó su espada, porque era apenas un muchacho y tenía miedo.
21 Zeba y Zalmuna dijeron:—Vamos, mátanos tú mismo. “¡Al hombre se le conoce por su valentía!”Gedeón se levantó y mató a Zeba y Zalmuna, y les quitó a sus camellos los adornos que llevaban en el cuello.
22 Entonces los israelitas le dijeron a Gedeón:—Gobierna sobre nosotros, y después de ti, tu hijo y tu nieto; porque nos has librado del poder de los madianitas.
23 Pero Gedeón les dijo:—Yo no los gobernaré, ni tampoco mi hijo. Solo el SEÑOR los gobernará.
24 Pero tengo una petición —añadió—: que cada uno de ustedes me dé un anillo, de lo que les tocó del botín.Era costumbre de los ismaelitas usar anillos de oro.
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