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Judges 8:30
30He had seventy sons of his own, for 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives.
Context of Judges 8:30
28Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace forty years. 29Jerub-Baal son of Joash went back home to live. He had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives. 31His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek. 32Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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וּלְגִדְע֗וֹן הָיוּ֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים בָּנִ֔ים יֹצְאֵ֖י יְרֵכ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נָשִׁ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת הָ֥יוּ לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Judges 8:30
- Judges 9:2“Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.”
- Judges 10:4He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.
- Judges 12:9He had thirty sons and thirty daughters. He gave his daughters away in marriage to those outside his clan, and for his sons he brought in thirty young women as wives from outside his clan. Ibzan led Israel seven years.
- Genesis 46:26All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons.
- Exodus 1:5The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all; Joseph was already in Egypt.
- 2 Kings 10:1Now there were in Samaria seventy sons of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab’s children. He said,
- Genesis 2:24That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
- Genesis 7:7And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
- Deuteronomy 17:17He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.
- 2 Samuel 3:2Sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
- 2 Samuel 5:13After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
- 1 Kings 11:3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
- Malachi 2:15Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
- Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
- Ephesians 5:31“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”
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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