Judges 6:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 6:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 6:1 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 6:1 — KJV
“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.”
— Judges 6:1 (KJV)
Judges 6:1 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 6:1
“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. did evil...: Heb. added to commit, etc”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:1: children, israel, evil
“And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:1: israel, sight, lord
“Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years. Mesopotamia: Heb. Aramnaharaim”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:1: children, israel, lord
“And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. interpretation: Heb. breaking”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:1: israel, lord, delivered
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:1: children, israel, lord
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