 Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the LORD shall rule over you.  The political works of Thomas Paine - Page 136by Thomas Paine - 1826 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Claude Fleury - 1802 - 316 pages
...they offered to make him king, and secure the kingdom to his posterity, he answered generously, / will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you ; the Lord shall rule over you.^ * 1 Sam. x. 18, &c. f Judg. viii. 23. Their Their government was therefore neither a monarchy, aristocracy,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 428 pages
...divine government, and to 23 have a king like the nations about them. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the LORD shall rule over you, as he hath done hitherto, in a special, peculiar manner. He modestly refuses this rash offer, as anattempt... | |
 | David Tappan - 1807 - 374 pages
...offered to invest him and his family with perpetual sovereignty — " I will not rule over you ; nor shall my son rule over you ; the Lord shall rule over you." This noble declaration proves, that in the view of this pious patriot permanent and hereditary dominion... | |
 | Claude Fleury - 1809 - 402 pages
...offered to make him king, and secure jthe kingdom to his posterity, he answered generously, / will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you, the LORD shall rule over you* Their government was therefore neither a monarchy, aristocracy, nor democracy, but a theocracy,1' as... | |
 | 1809 - 1150 pages
...son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I \\ i'l 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 636 pages
...Gideon, that warlike judge, that was greater than a king ; " I will not rule over you," says he, " neither shall my son rule over you ; the Lord shall rule over you," Judges, chap. viii. Intimating thereby, that it is not fit fer a man, but for God only, to exercise... | |
 | Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 430 pages
...son's son also ; for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. And Gideen said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the LoR D shall rule over you. . And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. And Gideon... | |
 | 1815 - 706 pages
...son also : for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1817 - 714 pages
...and therefore we find Gideon refusing this supreme authority when it was offered him ; (a) " I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you ; the Lord shall rule over you." The honour of these judges lasted for life, but th^eir succession was not always continued ; for there... | |
 | Sarah Trimmer - 1817 - 430 pages
...son's son also ; for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Mitiian. And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you : the LORD shall rule over you. And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. And Gideon had threescore and ten sons... | |
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