Judges 8:30

Judges 8:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
• New International Version (NIV)He had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Gideon had seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives.

Context of Judges 8:30

28In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon, 29and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down. Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. 31His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech. 32Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Judges 8:30 word by word

וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgid‛ôn · GideonH1439
• hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of his ownיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: produceH3318
• of his ownיָרֵךְyârêk · thighH3409
• sinceכִּיkîy · forH3588
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Judges 8:30

• Judges 9:2“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
• Judges 10:4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
• Judges 12:9He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.
• Genesis 46:26All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.
• Exodus 1:5The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.
• 2 Kings 10:1Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
• Genesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
• Genesis 7:7And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
• Deuteronomy 17:17He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
• 2 Samuel 3:2And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
• 2 Samuel 5:13After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
• 1 Kings 11:3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
• Malachi 2:15Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
• Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
• Ephesians 5:31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

Commentaries on Judges 8:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-35Verses 29-35 As soon as Gideon was dead, who kept the people to the worship of the God of Israel, they found themselves under no restraint; then they went after Baalim, and showed no kindness to the family of Gideon. No wonder if those who forget their God, forget their friends. Yet conscious of our own ingratitude to the Lord, and observing that of mankind in general, we should learn to be patient under any unkind returns we meet with for our poor…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-32Old age usually shows divine blessing, but Gideon's spiritual blessing and leadership declined.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 8:30

• Gideon
• Joash
• Polygamy

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Commentaries on Judges 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings