Judges 8:22
“Then 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 delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon,.... Some time after his return, the chief men of Israel having met in a body,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 8:22-28
Here is, I. Gideon's laudable modesty, after his great victory, in refusing the government which the people offered him.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Judges 8:22-28
Gideon refuses the kingship: he sets up an ephod: conclusion
22 .the men of Israel Not the 300 of Jdg 8:4-21, but the…