Judges 8:32
in Judges 8Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
KJV
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.
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This verse in Judges 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
died in a good old age
on Judges 8:32-35
Gideon dies in a good old age, a phrase Genesis 15:15 and 25:8 use of Abraham, and he is buried in his father's grave at Ophrah where the whole account began in chapter 6. The turn comes in the next breath, as soon as Gideon was dead, which is the descent 2:19 described, each round starting lower than the last. The god taken up is Baalberith, lord of the covenant, a covenant word fastened to a Canaanite name, and 9:4 says the silver that hires Abimelech's men comes out of that house. The chapter closes by charging Israel with showing no kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, and chapter 9 reports what became of that house.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age,.... Having lived it seems forty years after his war with Midian, blessed with a large family, much wealth and riches, great credit and esteem among his people, and in favour with God and men: and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites; a city which belonged to the family of the Abiezrites, who were of the tribe of Manasseh, in which Gideon lived, and his father before him; and where there was a family vault, in which he was interred.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Gideon - died in a good old age - Supposed to have been A.M. 2799; b.c. 1205.
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֛מָת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| גִּדְע֥וֹן | gidon | Gideon | H1439 → | 39 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹאָ֖שׁ | yoash | Joash | H3101 → | 47 times |
| בְּשֵׂיבָ֣ה | beseivah | in old age | H7872 → | |
| טוֹבָ֑ה | tovah | good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| וַיִּקָּבֵ֗ר | vaiyikaver | and he was buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ | bekever | in [the] tomb of | H6913 → | |
| יוֹאָ֣שׁ | yoash | Joash | H3101 → | 47 times |
| אָבִ֔יו | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בְּעָפְרָ֖ה | beaferah | in Ophrah | H6084 → | 8 times |
| אֲבִ֥י | ʾavi | of [the] Abi- | H33 → | 6 times |
| הָֽעֶזְרִֽי׃ פ | haezri | <the> -ezrite[s] | H33 → | 6 times |
וַיָּ֛מָתand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
גִּדְע֥וֹןGideon
gidonH1439 →39 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יוֹאָ֖שׁJoash
yoashH3101 →47 times
בְּשֵׂיבָ֣הin old age
beseivahH7872 →
טוֹבָ֑הgood
tovahH2896 →538 times
וַיִּקָּבֵ֗רand he was buried
vaiyikaverH6912 →133 times
בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙in [the] tomb of
bekeverH6913 →
יוֹאָ֣שׁJoash
yoashH3101 →47 times
אָבִ֔יוfather his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
בְּעָפְרָ֖הin Ophrah
beaferahH6084 →8 times
אֲבִ֥יof [the] Abi-
ʾaviH33 →6 times
הָֽעֶזְרִֽי׃ פ<the> -ezrite[s]
haezriH33 →6 times
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
Job 5:26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
it leads to
- Genesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 91:16
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 42:16–17
After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
- Proverbs 9:11
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
- Genesis 15:15
Through
Judges 6:24So 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.
it leads to
- Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”
- Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.
- Genesis 22:14
Through
Genesis 15:15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
it leads to
- Job 5:26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Job 5:26
About Judges
Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth.