Judges 5:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 5:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 5:14 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 5:14 — KJV
“Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. handle: Heb. draw with”
— Judges 5:14 (KJV)
Judges 5:14 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 5:14
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:14: after, among, people
“And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. in the trench: or, against the outmost wall battered: Heb. marred to throw down”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:14: against, people, came
“And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. at the...: Heb. in the revolution of the year Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:14: against, among, people
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:14: against, benjamin, people
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with Judges 5:14: came, down, heb
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