Judges 12:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 12:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 12:7 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 12:7 — KJV
“And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.”
— Judges 12:7 (KJV)
Judges 12:7 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 12:7
“And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.”
Shares key themes with Judges 12:7: judged, israel, years
“And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.”
Shares key themes with Judges 12:7: judged, israel, years
“Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.”
Shares key themes with Judges 12:7: judged, israel, years
“And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. a man...: or, one of the Levites redeem them”
Shares key themes with Judges 12:7: israel, then, one
“Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.”
Shares key themes with Judges 12:7: israel, then, died
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