and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
- KJV And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
- NKJV Then Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
- NASB Then Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
- NLT Then Gideon son of Joash returned home.
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Quick answer
Gideon, called Jerubbaal, returns to live in his own house.
Overview
The double name recalls his stand against Baal (6:32) even as the coming verses show his household's troubles. His retirement to private life closes the active phase of his judgeship. The mention of his house prepares for the account of his many sons and their grim future.
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- Judg 7:1Early 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 hill of Moreh.
- Judg 6:32So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
- 1 Sam 12:11So 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.
- Neh 5:14–15Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.
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