Judges 1:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 1:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 1:25 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 1:25 — KJV
“And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.”
— Judges 1:25 (KJV)
Judges 1:25 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 1:25
“And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:25: into, smote, edge
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. the edge: Heb. the mouth”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:25: city, smote, edge
“And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:25: smote, edge, sword
“And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:25: into, smote, edge
“And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:25: city, smote, edge
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