Judges 8:35

Judges 8:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they did not show steadfast love to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel.

Context of Judges 8:35

33Soon after Gideon died, the Israelites stopped being faithful to the Lord. They started to worship the idols of Baal again. They chose Baal-Berith to be their new god. 34They no longer served the Lord their God. They forgot that he had saved them from all the enemies who lived around them. The Israelites did not remain faithful to Gideon's family either. They did not remember all the good things that he had done to help Israel.

Judges 8:35 word by word

וְלֹֽא־עָשׂ֣וּ חֶ֔סֶד עִם־בֵּ֥ית יְרֻבַּ֖עַל גִּדְע֑וֹן כְּכָל־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither shewedעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• they kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֫עַלyerûbba‛al · JerubbaalH3378
• Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgid‛ôn · GideonH1439
• according to all the goodnessטוֹבָהţôb · welfareH2896
• unto Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Judges 8:35

• Judges 9:5He went to his father's home in Ophrah. He killed his 70 brothers, the sons of Gideon. He killed them all on one rock. But Jotham, Gideon's youngest son, hid himself and he escaped.
• Ecclesiastes 9:14There was a small city and only a few people lived in it. A powerful king came to attack that city. His army made their camp around the city. They built heaps of earth all around it.

Commentaries on Judges 8:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Neither showed they kindness to the house of - Gideon - They were both unthankful and unholy. Though they had the clearest proofs of God's power and goodness before their eyes, yet they forgot him. And although they were under the greatest obligations to Gideon, and were once so sensible of them that they offered to settle the kingdom on him and his family, yet they forgot him also; for, becoming foes to God, they could not be friends to Man. Jerubbaal…Read the comment
• 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. 33-35Gideon's ephod (Judges 8:27) quickly became part of a pagan shrine honoring images of the Canaanite god Baal, here called Baal-berith ("Baal of the covenant"). This sinful act involved forgetting the Lord and his works and being disloyal to godly leadership. Remembering is essential to biblical, covenantal worship, from the time of the exodus (Exodus 12:14, 24) to the ongoing Christian celebration of the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:25). kindness: See…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 8:35

• Ingratitude

In the dictionaries

• Gideon
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Abimelech
• Request
• Resemble
• Zebah
• Abdon (1)
• Government

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