Judges 6:2

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Midian's power overwhelmed Israel, and because of Midian, the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.

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  • 1 Sam 13:6 : 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a difficult situation and that the enemy was pressing them hard, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, pits, and cisterns.
  • Heb 11:38 : 38 The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts, and on mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
  • Rev 6:15 : 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
  • 1 Sam 14:11 : 11 So both of them showed themselves to the Philistine garrison, and the Philistines said, 'Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes they were hiding in!'
  • Lev 26:17 : 17 I will set my face against you so that you will be defeated by your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even when no one is chasing you.
  • Deut 28:47-48 : 47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and wholeheartedly in the time of abundance. 48 You will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, thirst, nakedness, and total destitution. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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  • Judg 6:1
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    1The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.

  • Judg 6:3-7
    5 verses
    82%

    3Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

    4They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.

    5For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.

    6So Israel was brought very low because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

    7When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian,

  • 1 Sam 13:6
    77%

    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a difficult situation and that the enemy was pressing them hard, they hid themselves in caves, thickets, rocks, pits, and cisterns.

  • Job 30:6
    73%

    6They dwell in the dry streambeds, in holes in the ground, and among the rocks.

  • Num 31:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.

    10They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.

  • Hab 3:7
    72%

    7I saw the tents of Cushan in distress; the dwellings of Midian trembled.

  • Judg 2:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, and they could no longer stand before their enemies.

    15Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring disaster on them, as the LORD had said and sworn to them. And they were in great distress.

  • Judg 8:28
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    28Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During the days of Gideon, the land had peace for forty years.

  • 1 Sam 12:9
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    9But they forgot the LORD their God, so He sold them into the hands of Sisera, the commander of Hazor’s army, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

  • Judg 7:1-2
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    1Early in the morning, Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the people with him set up camp beside the spring of Harod. Meanwhile, the camp of Midian was to the north of them, by the hill of Moreh in the valley.

    2The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people with you for me to hand Midian over to them, lest Israel boast against me, claiming, 'My own strength has delivered me.'

  • Num 25:17
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    17‘Treat the Midianites as enemies and strike them down.

  • Num 31:2
    70%

    2Take vengeance on the Midianites for the people of Israel. Afterward, you will be gathered to your people.

  • Judg 6:33
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    33Now all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east joined forces, crossed the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

  • Judg 3:12
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    12The Israelites again did evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord gave strength to Eglon, king of Moab, to overpower Israel because they had done evil in the Lord's sight.

  • Judg 7:23
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    23The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.

  • Judg 4:24
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    24And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they destroyed him.

  • Exod 17:11
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    11As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed.

  • Judg 3:8
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    8The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hand of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim. The Israelites served Cushan-Rishathaim for eight years.

  • Judg 13:1
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    1The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

  • Judg 10:6
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    6The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the LORD and did not serve Him.

  • Judg 1:35
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    35The Amorites were determined to remain in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. However, the hand of the house of Joseph grew stronger, and the Amorites were subjected to forced labor.

  • 2 Chr 13:16
    69%

    16The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

  • Judg 10:12
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    12'And when the Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites oppressed you, and you cried out to Me, I rescued you from their hands.'

  • Num 22:3
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    3Moab became very afraid of the people because they were numerous. Moab was overcome with dread because of the Israelites.

  • Deut 2:15
    68%

    15Indeed, the LORD's hand was against them, eliminating them from within the camp until they were all destroyed.

  • Judg 6:16
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    16The Lord said to him, 'I will be with you, and you will strike down Midian as if it were one man.'

  • Judg 7:12
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    12Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore.

  • Judg 7:14
    68%

    14His companion responded, "This can only mean the sword of Gideon son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian and the entire camp into his hands."

  • Ps 83:9
    68%

    9Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah.

  • Exod 19:2
    68%

    2After setting out from Rephidim, they came into the wilderness of Sinai and camped there. Israel camped in front of the mountain.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
    68%

    7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had assembled at Mizpah, their rulers marched up against Israel. When the Israelites heard of this, they were afraid of the Philistines.