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Jdg 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Rule thou		Jdg 9:8-15; 1Sa 8:5; 1Sa 12:12; Jhn 6:15

Correlating Passages

Rule thou

	Jdg 9:8	The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
	Jdg 9:9	But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
	Jdg 9:10	And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
	Jdg 9:11	But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
	Jdg 9:12	Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, [and] reign over us.
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	1Sa 8:5	And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
	1Sa 12:12	And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king.
	Jhn 6:15	When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

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Scott, Thomas. "Judges 8:22," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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