And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
What does Judges 8:20 mean?
The kings of Midian must be reckoned with. As they confessed themselves guilty of murder, Gideon acted as the avenger of blood, being the next of kin to the persons slain.
Key themes
Justice and mercySalvationApostasyDeliverance
Read with
Keep this verse inside Judges 8:18-21 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Jether Person
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Surplus; excellence. (1. ) Father-in-law of Moses ( Ex. 4:18 marg. ), called elsewhere Jethro (q. v. ). (2. ) The oldest of Gideon’s seventy sons ( Judg. 8:20 ).