Judges 6:33
in Judges 6Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
KJV
Then 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.
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This verse in Judges 6
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A fresh invasion, and the last, of Midianites Amalekites, and Arabs (see Jdg 6:3). But the Israelites, instead of hiding in dens and caves, and tamely leaving all their substance as pIunder to the invaders, now rally around their leader.
This site's exposition
camped in the Valley of Jezreel
on Judges 6:33-35
Jezreel is the grain valley of the north, so the raiders camp on the harvest. Verse 34 is the second of seven times the book says the Spirit of the Lord came upon a man, after Othniel at 3:10, and the Hebrew verb means putting on a garment. His own clan, whose altar he had torn down, answers first, then the northern tribes Deborah had summoned.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. 6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the L ORD . Israel's sin renewed: They did evil in the sight of the Lord,
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Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all the Midianites . . . pitched in Jezreel--The confederated troops of Midian, Amalek, and their neighbors, crossing the Jordan to make a fresh inroad on Canaan, encamped in the plains of Esdraelon (anciently Jezreel). The southern part of the Ghor lies in a very low level, so that there is a steep and difficult descent into Canaan by the southern wadies.
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Then all the Midianites - Hearing of what Gideon had done, and apprehending that this might be a forerunner of attempts to regain their liberty, they formed a general association against Israel.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מִדְיָ֧ן | midyan | Midian | H4080 → | 59 times |
| וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק | vaamalek | and Amalek | H6002 → | 39 times |
| וּבְנֵי־ | uvenei- | and [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קֶ֖דֶם | kedem | [the] east | H6924 → | 87 times |
| נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ | neesfu | they gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| יַחְדָּ֑ו | yachdav | together | H3162 → | |
| וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ | vaiyaavru | and they passed over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | vaiyachanu | and they encamped | H2583 → | 143 times |
| בְּעֵ֥מֶק | beemek | in [the] valley of | H6010 → | 69 times |
| יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ | yizreel | Jezreel | H3157 → |
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
מִדְיָ֧ןMidian
midyanH4080 →59 times
וַעֲמָלֵ֛קand Amalek
vaamalekH6002 →39 times
וּבְנֵי־and [the] people of
uvenei-H1121 →4930 times
קֶ֖דֶם[the] east
kedemH6924 →87 times
נֶאֶסְפ֣וּthey gathered
neesfuH622 →200 times
יַחְדָּ֑וtogether
yachdavH3162 →
וַיַּעַבְר֥וּand they passed over
vaiyaavruH5674 →556 times
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encamped
vaiyachanuH2583 →143 times
בְּעֵ֥מֶקin [the] valley of
beemekH6010 →69 times
יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃Jezreel
yizreelH3157 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Judges 6:3Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
it leads to
- Judges 3:13
After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.
- Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
- Judges 8:10
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had…
- Genesis 29:1
Jacob resumed his journey and came to the land of the people of the east.
- 1 Kings 4:30
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
- Judges 3:13
Through
Joshua 17:16“The hill country is not enough for us,” they replied, “and all the Canaanites who live in the valley have iron chariots, both in Beth-shean with its towns and in the Valley of Jezreel.”
it leads to
- Judges 1:19
The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
- 1 Kings 4:12
Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;
- Judges 4:3
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
- Judges 1:19
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alfred Edersheim, Bible History: Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
