Judges 8:28
Thus 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.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in peace forty years in the days of Gideon.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
So Midian{H4080} was subdued{H3665} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and they lifted up{H5375} their heads{H7218} no more.{H3254} And the land{H776} had rest{H8252} forty{H705} years{H8141} in the days{H3117} of Gideon.{H1439}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Thus was Midian{H4080} subdued{H3665}{(H8735)} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, so that they lifted up{H5375}{(H8800)} their heads{H7218} no more{H3254}{(H8804)}. And the country{H776} was in quietness{H8252}{(H8799)} forty{H705} years{H8141} in the days{H3117} of Gideon{H1439}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus were ye Madianites brought downe before the children of Israel, and lifte vp their heade nomore: and the londe was in rest fortye yeares, as loge as Gedeon lyued.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Thus was Midian brought lowe before the children of Israel, so that they lift vp their heads no more: and the countrey was in quietnes fourtie yeeres in the dayes of Gideon.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Thus was Madian brought lowe before the children of Israel, so that they lyft vp their heades no more: And the countrey was in quietnes fourtie yeres in the dayes of Gedeon.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
Webster's Bible (1833)
So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon.
American Standard Version (1901)
So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
American Standard Version (1901)
So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
So Midian was broken before the children of Israel and the Midianites never got back their strength. And the land had peace for forty years, in the days of Gideon.
World English Bible (2000)
So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Gideon’s Story Ends The Israelites humiliated Midian; the Midianites’ fighting spirit was broken. The land had rest for forty years during Gideon’s time.
Referenced Verses
- Judg 5:31 : 31 So may all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But may those who love You be like the sun when it rises in its strength. And the land was at peace for forty years.
- Judg 3:11 : 11 The land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
- Judg 3:30 : 30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.
- Ps 83:9-9 : 9 Even Assyria has joined them; they have strengthened the descendants of Lot. Selah. 10 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, 11 who were destroyed at En-dor and became like dung on the ground. 12 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
- Isa 9:4 : 4 Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, fuel for the fire.
- Isa 10:26 : 26 The LORD of Hosts will stir up a scourge against them as He did at the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb; and He will raise His staff over the sea as He did in Egypt.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Judg 8:20-234 verses78%
20 He then said to Jether, his firstborn, 'Get up and kill them.' But the young man did not draw his sword because he was afraid, still being just a boy.
21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, 'Get up yourself and strike us down, for a man is judged by his strength.' So Gideon got up, killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
22 The Israelites said to Gideon, 'Rule over us—you, your son, and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.'
23 But Gideon replied, 'I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.'
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30 That day Moab was made subject to Israel, and the land had peace for eighty years.
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29 Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) son of Joash went back to his home to live.
- Judg 8:10-134 verses74%
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all that was left of the army of the sons of the east. One hundred twenty thousand sword-wielding men had fallen.
11 Gideon went up by the route of the tent dwellers east of Nobah and Jogbehah and attacked the camp while the army was unprepared.
12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, but Gideon pursued them. He captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and threw the entire army into a panic.
13 Gideon, son of Joash, returned from the battle by the Ascent of Heres.
- Judg 7:14-152 verses73%
14 His 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."
15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He returned to the Israelite camp and said, "Get up! The LORD has given the Midianite camp into your hands."
- Judg 8:32-343 verses73%
32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals, making Baal-Berith their god.
34 The Israelites did not remember the Lord their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side.
- Judg 6:33-342 verses72%
33 Now all the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east joined forces, crossed the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
34 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
- Judg 7:1-22 verses72%
1 Early 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.
2 The 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.'
- Judg 7:23-253 verses72%
23 The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they pursued the Midianites.
24 Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Come down and attack the Midianites. Capture the waters around Beth Barah and the Jordan." So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they secured the waters as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan.
25 They captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, across the Jordan.
- Judg 4:23-242 verses72%
23 On that day God subdued Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the Israelites.
24 And the hand of the Israelites grew stronger and stronger against Jabin, the king of Canaan, until they destroyed him.
- Judg 8:3-42 verses71%
3 God gave the leaders of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb—into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?' At this, their anger toward him subsided when he said this.
4 Then Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet pursuing, came to the Jordan and crossed it.
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11 The land had peace for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
- Judg 6:1-44 verses71%
1 The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord handed them over to Midian for seven years.
2 Midian's power overwhelmed Israel, and because of Midian, the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.
3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.
4 They 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.
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11 Then 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.
- Judg 6:6-72 verses71%
6 So Israel was brought very low because of Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.
7 When the Israelites cried out to the Lord because of Midian,
- Judg 7:7-93 verses70%
7 The LORD said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped, I will save you and hand Midian over to you. Let all the others go home."
8 So the three hundred men took provisions and their trumpets. The rest of the men of Israel were sent away, each to his own home, but Gideon kept the three hundred men. Meanwhile, the camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
9 That night the LORD said to him, "Get up and go down against the camp, for I have given it into your hands.
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27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.
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27 So 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.
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8 They crushed and oppressed the Israelites that year. For eighteen years, they oppressed all the Israelites who were on the east side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
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9 The Israelites captured the women of Midian and their children, and they took all their livestock, all their goods, and all their wealth as plunder.
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24 So 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.
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2 Take vengeance on the Midianites for the people of Israel. Afterward, you will be gathered to your people.
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12 Midian, 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.
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14 The Lord turned to him and said, 'Go in the strength you have and save Israel from the hand of Midian. Am I not sending you?'
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14 The Israelites served Eglon, king of Moab, for eighteen years.
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36 Gideon said to God, 'If you are truly going to use me to save Israel as you have promised,