Judges 11:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 11:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 11:40 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. yearly: H..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 11:40 — KJV
“That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. yearly: Heb. from year to year to lament: or, to talk with”
— Judges 11:40 (KJV)
Judges 11:40 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 11:40
“Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:40: daughters, went, daughter
“And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. the time: Heb. the days were”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:40: israel, went, days
“And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months. four whole months: or, a year and four month: Heb. days, four months”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:40: went, four, days
“And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:40: daughters, daughter, days
“And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: Lamech: Heb. Lemech”
Shares key themes with Judges 11:40: daughters, daughter, year
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