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.
"I will not rule ... neither shall my son rule over you"  (Judges 8:23).  In the same way that Caiaphas, although wicked himself, prophesied that, "It is expedient that one man should die for the people" (John 11:50).  Gideon, the Divinely-appointed deliverer of Israel, also uttered a prophecy, despite the probability that he was unaware of it.  The evil son of the concubine, Abimelech, would indeed not rule over Israel.