Judges 6:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 6:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 6:27 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his fa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 6:27 — KJV
“Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.”
— Judges 6:27 (KJV)
Judges 6:27 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 6:27
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:27: ten, men, lord
“Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:27: then, men, because
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:27: then, ten, men
“Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:27: then, men, lord
“Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. fell...: Heb. made haste, and fell with the fulness of his stature”
Shares key themes with Judges 6:27: then, ten, because
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