Judges 6:32
What does Judges 6:32 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 6:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, `The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752From that day Gedeon was called Jerobaal, because Joas had said: Let Baal revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And on that day they called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead with him, because he has broken down his altar.
Context
v.31And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? or will ye save him? he that will contend for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him contend for himself, because one hath broken down his altar.
v.32This passage
v.33Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 12:11
And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and ye dwelt in safety.
- Judges 7:1
Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod: and the camp of Midian was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
- Hosea 9:10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree at its first season: but they came to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves unto the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.
- Jeremiah 11:13
For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to the shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
- 2 Samuel 11:21
who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? why went ye so nigh the wall? then shalt thou say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.