Judges 8:29

Judges 8:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
• New International Version (NIV)Jerub-Baal son of Joash went back home to live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

Context of Judges 8:29

27Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household. 28So Midian was subdued before the Israelites, and they were no longer a threat. The land had peace for forty years during the days of Gideon. Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) son of Joash went back to live at his house. 30Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, since he had many wives. 31His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

Judges 8:29 word by word

וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ יְרֻבַּ֥עַל בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֫עַלyerûbba‛al · JerubbaalH3378
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Judges 8:29

• Judges 6:32That day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, since Joash said, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he tore down his altar.
• 1 Samuel 12:11So the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel. He rescued you from the power of the enemies around you, and you lived securely.
• Nehemiah 5:14Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah — from the twentieth year until his thirty-second year, twelve years — I and my associates never ate from the food allotted to the governor.

Commentaries on Judges 8:29

• 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

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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