Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
Parallel translations
- KJV And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
- BSB and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.
- 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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Cross-references · 4
- Judg 7:1Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early, and encamped beside the spring of Harod. Midian’s camp was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.
- Judg 6:32Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.”
- 1 Sam 12:11Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
- Neh 5:14–15Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.
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