Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

Rule thou

Judges 9:8
Once the trees went forth to anoint a king over them, and they said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us!’
1 Samuel 8:5
and said to him, “Look, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint us a king to judge us [and rule over us] like all the other nations.”
1 Samuel 12:12
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites had come against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us’—although the Lord your God was your King.
John 6:15
Then Jesus, knowing that they were going to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountainside by Himself.