Judges 1:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 1:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 1:8 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 1:8 — KJV
“Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.”
— Judges 1:8 (KJV)
Judges 1:8 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 1:8
“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. came to hand: Heb. was found they came...: Heb. were found”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:8: children, edge, sword
“And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:8: now, children, sword
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. And when...: Heb. And in the time that they, etc to sing...: Heb. in singing and praise they were...: or, they smote one another”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:8: children, judah, against
“And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God?”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:8: now, children, judah
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:8: now, children, judah
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