And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,
What does Judges 8:13 mean?
The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart.
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationApostasyDeliverance
Read with
Keep this verse inside Judges 8:13-17 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Heres Place
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Biblical hill. Modern identification: Transjordan.
- Joash Person
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Whom Jehovah bestowed. (1. ) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon ( Judg. 6:11 , 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2. ) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chr. 12:3 ).