Judges 11:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 11:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 11:26 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 11:26 — KJV
“While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?”
— Judges 11:26 (KJV)
Judges 11:26 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 11:26
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:26: while, israel, coasts
“And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. took...: Heb. returned and took”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:26: israel, cities, three
“Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:26: israel, dwelt, hundred
“And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. villages: Heb. daughters”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:26: israel, dwelt, heshbon
“And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:26: aroer, cities, arnon
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