Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Judges 8:30 in other translations
| BSB | Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. |
|---|---|
| WEB | Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives. |
| ASV | And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives. |
| YLT | and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives; |
| DARBY | Now Gideon had seventy sons who had come out of his loins, for he had many wives. |
| BBE | Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives. |
| Webster | And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. |
What does Judges 8:30 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 8:29-35
As soon as Gideon was dead, who kept the people to the worship of the God of Israel, they found themselves under no restraint; then they went after Baalim, and showed no kindness to the family of Gideon. No wonder if those who forget their God, forget their friends. Yet conscious of our own ingratitude to the Lord, and observing that of mankind in general, we should learn to be patient under any unkind returns we…
Judges 8:30 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Judges 8:30
- Judges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
- Judges 9:5
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
- Deuteronomy 17:17
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
- 1 Kings 11:3
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
- Genesis 7:7
And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
- Malachi 2:15
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
- 2 Samuel 3:2-5
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
- Judges 12:9
And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
- Ephesians 5:31-33
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
- Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
- 2 Kings 10:1
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, saying,
- 2 Samuel 5:13-16
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Judges 8:29
And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
- Judges 8:30
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
- Judges 8:31
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Judges 8:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tuvo Gedeón setenta hijos que salieron de su muslo, porque tuvo muchas mujeres. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Gédéon eut 70 fils, issus de ses reins, car il eut beaucoup de femmes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gideon hatte siebzig Söhne, die aus seiner Lende hervorgegangen waren; denn er hatte viele Weiber. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | habuitque septuaginta filios, qui egressi sunt de femore ejus: eo quod plures haberet uxores. |