Judges 6:32 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 6:32

So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.

BSB

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ASV

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.

KJV

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He called him Jerubbaal - That is, Let Baal contend; changed, 2Sa 11:21, into Jerubbesheth, he shall contend against confusion or shame; thus changing baal, lord, into bosheth, confusion or ignominy. Some think that Jerubbaal was the same with Jerombalus, who, according to Sanchoniatho and Porphyry, was a priest of Jevo. But the history of Sanchoniatho is probably a forgery of Porphyry himself, and worthy of no credit.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Jerub-baal - That is, Let Baal plead. It is a probable conjecture, that that Jerombalus, whom Sanchoniathon, (one of the most ancient of all the Heathen writers) speaks of as a priest of Jao, (a corruption of Jehovah) and to whom he was indebted for a great deal of knowledge, was this Jerub-baal.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְרָא־	vai.yik.ra'-	and someone called	H7121 →
ל֥וֹ	lo	<to> <the> him
בַיּוֹם־	vai.yom-	on the day	H3117 →
הַה֖וּא	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →
יְרֻבַּ֣עַל	ye.ru.Ba.'al	Jerub-Baal	H3378 →
לֵאמֹ֑ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
יָ֤רֶב	Ya.rev	let him conduct a case	H7378 →
בּוֹ֙	bo	against <the> him
הַבַּ֔עַל	ha.Ba.'al	<the> Baal	H1168 →
כִּ֥י	ki	for	H3588 →
נָתַ֖ץ	na.Tatz	he has torn down	H5422 →
אֶֽת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ פ	miz.be.Cho	altar his	H4196 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so…
leads to
- Jeremiah 11:13
  Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
- Hosea 4:14
  I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people…
- Numbers 25:1–18
  While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
Through
1 Samuel 12:11
So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
leads to
- Judges 4:6
  She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten…
Through
Judges 7:1
Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the…
leads to
- Genesis 12:6
  Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
  Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Through
Jeremiah 11:13
Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’
leads to
- Jeremiah 2:28
  But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O…
Through
2 Samuel 11:21
Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you…
leads to
- Judges 9:50–54
  Then Abimelech went to Thebez, encamped against it, and captured it.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Judges