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 a sacred ephod from the gold and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping it, and it became a trap for Gideon and his family. 28That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the land. Then Gideon son of Joash returned home. 30He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives. 31He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Judges 8:29 word by word

וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ יְרֻבַּ֥עַל בֶּן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֫עַלyerûbba‛al · JerubbaalH3378
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in his own houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Judges 8:29

• Judges 6:32From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” because he broke down Baal’s altar.
• 1 Samuel 12:11Then the Lord sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety.
• Nehemiah 5:14For the entire twelve years that I was governor of Judah—from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of the reign of King Artaxerxes—neither I nor my officials drew on our official 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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• Joash
• Gideon
• Jerubbaal
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• Resemble
• Zebah
• Abdon (1)
• Government
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of

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