Judges 3:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 3:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 3:22 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 3:22 — KJV
“And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. the dirt...: or, it came out at the buttocks”
— Judges 3:22 (KJV)
Judges 3:22 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 3:22
“Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. into...: or, from the rock”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:22: also, went, after
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. saluted...: or, asked them how they did”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:22: also, went, could
“And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:22: went, after, fat
“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:22: went, after, fat
“And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: Addan: also called, Addon seed: or, pedigree”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:22: also, went, fat
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