Judges 15:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 15:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 15:8 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 15:8 — KJV
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.”
— Judges 15:8 (KJV)
Judges 15:8 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 15:8
“Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. went: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with Judges 15:8: went, down, top
“So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.”
Shares key themes with Judges 15:8: smote, great, slaughter
“And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.”
Shares key themes with Judges 15:8: smote, great, slaughter
“And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth”
Shares key themes with Judges 15:8: smote, went, down
“And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. the plain: or, Abel”
Shares key themes with Judges 15:8: smote, great, slaughter
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