Judges 6:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold, laying the stones in an orderly way. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering using the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And build an altar unto the LORD your God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which you shall cut down.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and buylde thou an altare vnto the LORDE yi God aboue vpon the toppe of this rocke, and make it ready, and take the other bullocke, and offre a burntofferynge with the wodd of the groue that thou hast hewen downe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And build an altar vnto the Lord thy God vpon the top of this rocke, in a plaine place: and take the seconde bullocke, and offer a burnt offringe with the woode of the groue, which thou shalt cut downe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And make an aulter vnto the Lord thy God vpon the top of this rocke in a conuenient place, and take the second bullocke, and offer burnt sacrifice vpo the wood of the groue which thou shalt cut downe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and thou hast built an altar to Jehovah thy God on the top of this stronghold, by the arrangement, and hast taken the second bullock, and caused to ascend a burnt-offering with the wood of the shrine which thou cuttest down.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and build an altar unto Jehovah thy God upon the top of this stronghold, in the orderly manner, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt-offering with the wood of the Asherah which thou shalt cut down.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Make an altar to the Lord your God on the top of this rock, in the ordered way and take the ox and make a burned offering with the wood of the holy tree which has been cut down.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this stronghold, in an orderly way, and take the second bull, and offer a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then build an altar for the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold according to the proper pattern. Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt sacrifice on the wood from the Asherah pole that you cut down.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 24:18 : 18 That day, Gad came to David and said to him, "Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."
  • 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
  • 1 Cor 14:40 : 40 But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 6:24-25
    2 verses
    90%

    24So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it 'The Lord is Peace.' To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

    25That same night the Lord said to him, 'Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.'

  • Judg 6:27-30
    4 verses
    85%

    27So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the men of the city, he did it at night rather than in the daytime.

    28When the men of the city got up early in the morning, they saw that the altar of Baal had been torn down, the Asherah pole was cut down, and the second bull offered on the newly built altar.

    29They asked one another, 'Who did this?' When they investigated and inquired, they were told, 'Gideon son of Joash did it.'

    30The men of the city said to Joash, 'Bring out your son! He must die, because he has torn down Baal's altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.'

  • Deut 27:5-7
    3 verses
    79%

    5Build there an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them.

    6Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God.

    7Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eat them, and rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God.

  • 1 Kgs 18:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32With the stones, he built an altar in the name of the LORD and dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

    33He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces, and laid it on the wood.

  • Josh 8:30-31
    2 verses
    74%

    30Then Joshua built an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal.

    31He built it according to what Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded the Israelites, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses—an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered burnt offerings to the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings.

  • Josh 22:26
    74%

    26That is why we said, ‘Let us build an altar—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices,

  • Exod 34:13
    74%

    13Instead, you must destroy their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.

  • Deut 7:5
    73%

    5Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.

  • Deut 12:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Completely destroy all the places where the nations you are dispossessing worshiped their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

    3Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah poles with fire, cut down their carved idols, and obliterate the names of their gods from those places.

  • Josh 22:23
    73%

    23If we have built an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings, or to offer fellowship sacrifices on it, may the LORD Himself call us to account.

  • 2 Kgs 23:15
    72%

    15Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there.

  • Judg 6:20
    72%

    20The angel of God said to him, 'Take the meat and the unleavened bread, place them on this rock, and pour out the broth.' And Gideon did so.

  • Deut 16:21
    72%

    21You shall not plant for yourself an Asherah pole of any tree beside the altar of the Lord your God that you will set up for yourself.

  • 1 Sam 6:14
    72%

    14The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh and stopped there beside a large stone. They chopped up the wood of the cart, and they offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.

  • Judg 2:2
    71%

    2But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?'

  • Josh 22:16
    71%

    16'This is what the entire assembly of the LORD says: What is this unfaithful act you have committed against the God of Israel by turning away from following the LORD today and building for yourselves an altar, rebelling against the LORD now?

  • Num 23:14
    71%

    14So he took him to the field of Zophim on the top of Pisgah. There he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.

  • 1 Kgs 18:23
    71%

    23Let two bulls be given to us. Let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and lay it on the wood without setting fire to it. I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood without setting fire to it.

  • 2 Chr 14:3
    71%

    3He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the law and the commandment.

  • Exod 20:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24Make an altar of earth for Me, and on it you shall sacrifice your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.

    25If you make an altar of stones for Me, do not build it with stones that have been worked with tools; if you use your tool on it, you will defile it.

  • 2 Chr 34:4
    71%

    4In his presence, they tore down the altars of the Baals, and he cut down the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols, crushing them into powder, and he scattered the dust over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

  • 2 Kgs 23:6
    70%

    6He brought out the Asherah pole from the house of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, burned it in the Kidron Valley, ground it to ashes, and threw the ashes on the graves of the common people.

  • Judg 6:11
    70%

    11Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

  • Lev 1:12
    70%

    12You are to cut it into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and the fat, on the wood that is burning on the altar.

  • Deut 12:6
    70%

    6Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

  • Judg 6:32
    70%

    32So that day, Gideon was called Jerubbaal, saying, 'Let Baal contend with him,' because he tore down Baal's altar.

  • Judg 6:36
    70%

    36Gideon said to God, 'If you are truly going to use me to save Israel as you have promised,

  • 2 Chr 33:16
    70%

    16Then he restored the altar of the LORD and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and thanksgiving. And he commanded Judah to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 17:10
    70%

    10They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every leafy tree.

  • Josh 22:29
    70%

    29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices other than the altar of the LORD our God that stands in front of His tabernacle.

  • Jer 17:2
    70%

    2Even their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles beside the green trees on the high hills.

  • Lev 1:7
    70%

    7The sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

  • Exod 40:6
    70%

    6Set the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the Tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

  • 1 Chr 21:29
    70%

    29The tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were at that time on the high place at Gibeon.

  • Exod 30:1
    70%

    1You shall make an altar for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

  • Isa 27:9
    70%

    9By this, the guilt of Jacob will be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed chalk stones, and no Asherah poles or incense altars will stand.

  • 1 Chr 21:18
    70%

    18Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  • Exod 27:1
    70%

    1You shall make the altar out of acacia wood; it shall be five cubits long and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.

  • Judg 21:4
    70%

    4The next day the people rose early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.