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Judges 8:30

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Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

KJV

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

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This verse in Judges 8

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

threescore and ten sons of his body begotten

on Judges 8:30-31

Seventy sons and many wives is the household of a ruling man, kept by the one who said he would not rule. The son borne by the concubine at Shechem is named Abimelech, which carries the word for king inside it, and the naming stands eight verses after the crown was declined. Shechem is where Joshua 24 set the covenant renewal, and it is where chapter 9 has this son kill the seventy upon one stone.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten,....

The words behind it

11 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וּלְגִדְע֗וֹןand to Gideon

    ulegidonH1439 →39 times

  • הָיוּ֙they belonged

    hayuH1961 →3559 times

  • שִׁבְעִ֣יםseventy

    shivimH7657 →91 times

  • בָּנִ֔יםsons

    banimH1121 →4930 times

  • יֹצְאֵ֖י[who] came out of

    yotzeeiH3318 →1067 times

  • יְרֵכ֑וֹthigh his

    yerekhoH3409 →34 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • נָשִׁ֥יםwives

    nashimH802 →781 times

  • רַבּ֖וֹתmany

    rabotH7227 →454 times

  • הָ֥יוּthey belonged

    hayuH1961 →3559 times

  • לֽוֹ׃to <the> him

    lo

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 11:21Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.7 worksJudges 9:2“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”5 worksJudges 9:5He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.5 worksDeuteronomy 17:17He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.3 works1 Kings 11:3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.3 worksExodus 1:5The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy in all, including Joseph, who was already in Egypt.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Kings 10:1Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:3 worksGenesis 46:26All those belonging to Jacob who came to Egypt—his direct descendants, besides the wives of Jacob’s sons—numbered sixty-six persons.2 worksEphesians 5:31–33“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”2 works2 Samuel 5:13–16After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.2 worksJudges 12:9He had thirty sons, as well as thirty daughters whom he gave in marriage to men outside his clan; and for his sons he brought back thirty wives from elsewhere. Ibzan judged Israel seven years.2 worksGenesis 7:7And Noah and his wife, with his sons and their wives, entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.2 worksMalachi 2:15Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.2 worksJudges 10:4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.2 worksGenesis 2:24For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.2 worksMatthew 19:5–8and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?2 works2 Samuel 3:2–5And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;2 worksJudges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Deuteronomy 17:17

    He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.

    it leads to

    • Nehemiah 13:26

      Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all…

    • Matthew 19:5

      and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?

    • Proverbs 30:8–9

      Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

    • Genesis 2:24

      For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.

    • Psalms 62:10

      Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

  • Through

    Judges 9:5

    He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 11:1–2

      When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.

    • Judges 6:24

      So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

  • Through

    Judges 9:2

    “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 29:14

      Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

About Judges

The Death of Samson, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Death of Samson, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Judges: the study guide →Read Judges 8 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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