And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree, Reign thou over us.