Judges 6:34

Judges 6:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi–ezer was gathered after him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon, and he sounded the trumpet, and the Abiezrites were called out to follow him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him.

Context of Judges 6:34

32Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33Then 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. But the Spirit of Yhwh came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi–ezer was gathered after him. 35And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 36And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

Judges 6:34 word by word

וְר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה לָבְשָׁ֖ה אֶת־גִּדְע֑וֹן וַיִּתְקַע֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיִזָּעֵ֥ק אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר אַחֲרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• But the Spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• cameלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• upon Gideonגִּדְעוֹןgid‛ôn · GideonH1439
• and he blewתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• a trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• and Abi–ezerאֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר'ăbîy‛ezer · AbiezerH44
• was gatheredזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Judges 6:34

• Judges 3:10And the Spirit of Yhwh came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: And Yhwh delivered Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan–rishathaim.
• Judges 13:25And the Spirit of Yhwh began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
• Judges 14:19And the Spirit of Yhwh came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
• Judges 15:14And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of Yhwh came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
• 1 Samuel 10:6And the Spirit of Yhwh will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
• 1 Samuel 11:6And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
• 1 Samuel 16:14But the Spirit of Yhwh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yhwh troubled him.
• 1 Chronicles 12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
• 2 Chronicles 24:20And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Yhwh, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Yhwh, he hath also forsaken you.
• Psalms 51:11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
• 1 Corinthians 12:8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
• Romans 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
• Galatians 3:27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
• Judges 3:27And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.
• Numbers 10:3And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
• Judges 6:11And there came an angel of Yhwh, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

Commentaries on Judges 6:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34The Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon - He was endued with preternatural courage and wisdom.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34The Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon - See the margin. The word contains a striking thought. It is different from that used in the case of Othniel Judges 3:10, Jephthah Judges 11:29, and Samson Judges 13:25; Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19.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. 34As with other inspired leaders in Judges, the spirit gave Gideon power. Paul often uses a similar metaphor in his letters (for example, Romans 13:12; Galatians 3:27; Ephesians 4:24; 6:11; Colossians 3:10, 12, 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon--Called in this sudden emergency into the public service of his country, he was supernaturally endowed with wisdom and energy commensurate with the magnitude of the danger and the difficulties of his position. His summons to war was enthusiastically obeyed by all the neighboring tribes. On the eve of a perilous enterprise, he sought to fortify his mind with a fresh assurance of a divine call to the responsible…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 6:34

• Abiezer
• Armies
• Decision
• Gideon
• Holy Spirit
• Judge
• Prophets
• Trumpet

In the dictionaries

• Gideon
• Abieezer
• Den
• God
• Midianite
• Mighty
• Sign
• Wherewith
• Wring
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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