Judges 6:33

Judges 6:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.
• New International Version (NIV)Now all the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the East came together, and they crossed the Jordan and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all the Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel.

Context of Judges 6:33

31But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you save him? Whoever will contend for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, since someone has torn down his altar!” 32Therefore on that day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar. Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the people of the east assembled together; and they crossed over and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. 34So the Spirit of the Lord covered Gideon like clothing; and he blew a trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called together to follow him. 35And he sent messengers throughout Manasseh, and they also were called together to follow him; and he sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they came up to meet them.

Judges 6:33 word by word

וְכָל־מִדְיָ֧ן וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק וּבְנֵי־קֶ֖דֶם נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעֵ֥מֶק יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Read the interlinear

• Then allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the Midianitesמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
• the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵק‛ămâlêq · AmalekH6002
• peopleבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the eastקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · EastH6924
• assembledאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• togetherיָחְדָּוyachad · togetherH3162
• and they crossedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• and campedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• the Valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Jezreel)H6010
• of Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · (Valley of) JezreelH3157

Cross-references for Judges 6:33

• Psalms 3:1Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me.
• Psalms 27:2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 118:10All nations surrounded me; In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.
• Isaiah 8:9“Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; And listen, all remote places of the earth. Get ready, yet be shattered; Get ready, yet be shattered.
• Romans 8:35Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or trouble, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
• Judges 6:3For whenever Israel had sown, the Midianites would come up with the Amalekites and the people of the east and march against them.
• Judges 8:10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of the entire army of the people of the east; for the fallen were 120,000 swordsmen.
• 1 Chronicles 5:19They made war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.
• Job 1:3His possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
• Judges 7:24Then Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take control of the waters ahead of them, as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.” So all the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they took control of the waters as far as Beth-barah and the Jordan.
• Joshua 3:16then the waters which were flowing down from above stood and rose up in one heap, a great distance away at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those which were flowing down toward the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. So the people crossed opposite Jericho.
• Joshua 17:16The sons of Joseph then said, “The hill country is not enough for us, but all the Canaanites who live in the valley land have iron chariots, both those who are in Beth-shean and its towns and those who are in the Valley of Jezreel.”
• Joshua 19:18Their territory was to Jezreel and included Chesulloth, Shunem,
• 1 Kings 18:45Meanwhile the sky became dark with clouds and wind came up, and there was a heavy shower. And Ahab rode and went to Jezreel.
• 1 Kings 21:1Now it came about after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel beside the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria.

Commentaries on Judges 6:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Then all the Midianites - Hearing of what Gideon had done, and apprehending that this might be a forerunner of attempts to regain their liberty, they formed a general association against Israel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33A fresh invasion, and the last, of Midianites Amalekites, and Arabs (see Judges 6:3). But the Israelites, instead of hiding in dens and caves, and tamely leaving all their substance as pIunder to the invaders, now rally around their leader.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-40Verses 33-40 These signs are truly miraculous, and very significant. Gideon and his men were going to fight the Midianites; could God distinguish between a small fleece of Israel, and the vast floor of Midian? Gideon is made to know that God could do so. Is Gideon desirous that the dew of Divine grace might come down upon himself in particular? He sees the fleece wet with dew to assure him of it. Does he desire that God will be as the dew to all Israel?…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33The nomadic coalition (Judges 6:1–6) camped at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley. This valley separated Israel’s central tribes from the Galilean hills.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3933. all the Midianites ... pitched in Jezreel--The confederated troops of Midian, Amalek, and their neighbors, crossing the Jordan to make a fresh inroad on Canaan, encamped in the plains of Esdraelon (anciently Jezreel). The southern part of the Ghor lies in a very low level, so that there is a steep and difficult descent into Canaan by the southern wadies. Keeping this in view, we see the reason why the Midianite army, from the east of Jordan, entered…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 6:33

• Decision
• Gideon
• Jezreel
• Judge

In the dictionaries

• Jezreel
• Children of the East
• Den
• East, Children of the
• Gideon
• God
• Jezreel, Valley of
• Midianite
• Mighty
• Sign

Commentaries on Judges 6

• 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