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Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son`s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.
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A Request for a King
Commentators explain that the Israelites were not just offering Gideon a temporary leadership role, but a hereditary monarchy for himself, his son, and his grandson. Their stated reason was his victory over Midian, but scholars like John Gill note an underlying desire to be like the neighboring nations who had human kings.
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19th Century
Anglican
Then the men of Israel. —Here begins the third great phase of the life of Gideon, which was characterized by his noblest act—the refusal o…
Baptist
There was always an itching among the Israelites to have a king, an earthly monarch to rule over them; but God did not design it that way.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the men of Israel said to Gideon Some time after his return, the chief men of Israel having met in a body, and …
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Presbyterian
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.
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