Judges 7:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 7:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 7:20 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trump..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 7:20 — KJV
“And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.”
— Judges 7:20 (KJV)
Judges 7:20 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 7:20
“And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. a trumpet...: Heb. trumpets in the hand of all of them lamps: or, firebrands, or, torches”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:20: three, companies, trumpets
“When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:20: trumpets, blow, sword
“And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath. in: or, toward border: Heb. lip”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:20: three, blew, trumpets
“And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets.”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:20: blew, trumpets, blow
“But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand”
Shares key themes with Judges 7:20: left, right, cried
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