Jueces 8:23

Listen to Jueces 8:23
23 Mas Gede贸n respondi贸: No ser茅 se帽or sobre vosotros, ni mi hijo os se帽orear谩; el SE脩OR ser谩 vuestro Se帽or.

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 dijeron Zeba y Zalmuna: Lev谩ntate t煤, y m谩tanos; porque como es el var贸n, tal es su valent铆a. Y Gede贸n se levant贸, y mat贸 a Zeba y a Zalmuna; y tom贸 las planchas que sus camellos tra铆an al cuello.
22 Y los israelitas dijeron a Gede贸n: S茅 nuestro se帽or, t煤, y tu hijo, y tu nieto; pues que nos has librado de mano de Madi谩n.
23 Mas Gede贸n respondi贸: No ser茅 se帽or sobre vosotros, ni mi hijo os se帽orear谩; el SE脩OR ser谩 vuestro Se帽or.
24 Y les dijo Gede贸n: Deseo haceros una petici贸n, que cada uno me d茅 los zarcillos de su despojo. (Porque tra铆an zarcillos de oro, que eran ismaelitas.)
25 Y ellos respondieron: De buena gana los daremos. Y tendiendo una ropa de vestir, ech贸 all铆 cada uno los zarcillos de su despojo.
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