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 it into an ephod, and placed it in his city, Ophrah; but all Israel committed infidelity with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household. 28So Midian was subdued before the sons of Israel, and they did not lift up their heads anymore. And the land was undisturbed for forty years in the days of Gideon. Then Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. 30Now Gideon had seventy sons who were his direct descendants, for he had many wives. 31And his 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

• Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֫עַלyerûbba‛al · JerubbaalH3378
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Joashיְהוֹאָשׁyehô'âsh · JehoashH3060
• wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and livedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Judges 8:29

• Judges 6:32Therefore on that day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar.
• 1 Samuel 12:11Then the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and saved you from the hands of your enemies all around, so that you lived in security.
• Nehemiah 5:14Furthermore, since the day that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of King Artaxerxes, for twelve years, neither I nor my kinsmen have eaten the governor’s food allowance.

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

Topics related to Judges 8:29

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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