God’s Word Translation
Judges 8:30
30Gideon had 70 sons because he had many wives.
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
28The power of Midian was crushed by the people of Israel, and Midian never again became a threat. So the land had peace for 40 years during Gideon’s life. 29Jerubbaal, son of Joash, went home to live. Gideon had 70 sons because he had many wives. 31His concubine at Shechem also gave birth to a son. That son was named Abimelech. 32Gideon, son of Joash, died at a very old age. He was buried in the tomb of his father Joash at Ophrah, the city belonging to Abiezer’s family.
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וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Judges 8:30
- Judges 9:2He said, “Please ask all citizens of Shechem, ‘What seems best to you? Do you really want all of Jerubbaal’s 70 sons to rule you or just one man? Remember, I’m your own flesh and blood.’ ”
- Judges 10:4Jair had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. He also had 30 towns that are still called Havvoth Jair to this day. They are in the region of Gilead.
- Judges 12:9He had 30 sons and 30 daughters. His sons and daughters married people from outside their own families. He judged Israel for seven years.
- Genesis 46:26The total number of Jacob’s direct descendants who went with him to Egypt was 66. This didn’t include the wives of Jacob’s sons.
- Exodus 1:5Joseph was already in Egypt. The total number of Jacob’s descendants was 70.
- 2 Kings 10:1Ahab had 70 male heirs in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters to the officials of Jezreel, the respected leaders, and the guardians of Ahab’s descendants in Samaria. The letters read,
- Genesis 2:24That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.
- Genesis 7:7Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives went into the ship to escape the floodwaters.
- Deuteronomy 17:17The king must never have a large number of wives, or he will turn away ⌞from God⌟. And he must never own a lot of gold and silver.
- 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David while he was in Hebron. His first son was Amnon, ⌞born⌟ to Ahinoam from Jezreel.
- 2 Samuel 5:13David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he had come there from Hebron, and he fathered more sons and daughters.
- 1 Kings 11:3He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 wives who were concubines.
- Malachi 2:15Didn’t ⌞God⌟ make you one? Your flesh and spirit belong to him. And what does the same ⌞God⌟ look for but godly descendants? So be careful not to be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
- Matthew 19:5and that he said, ‘That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and will remain united with his wife, and the two will be one’?
- Ephesians 5:31That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will be one.
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
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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
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