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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Interpretation
Gideon refused the government the people offered him. No good man can be pleased with any honour done to himself, which belongs only to God.
Glossary
- Midian Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Al Bad.