Judges 3:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 3:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 3:23 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 3:23 — KJV
“Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.”
— Judges 3:23 (KJV)
Judges 3:23 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 3:23
“And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:23: then, went, forth
“And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:23: then, forth, porch
“Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:23: went, forth, through
“And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, fell: Heb. went forth”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:23: went, forth, through
“Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. set by: Heb. precious”
Shares key themes with Judges 3:23: then, went, forth
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