Judges 8:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 8:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 8:13 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 8:13 — KJV
“And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,”
— Judges 8:13 (KJV)
Judges 8:13 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 8:13
“And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. took...: Heb. returned and took”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:13: son, joash, returned
“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:13: returned, battle, sun
“The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:13: son, joash, before
“And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.”
Shares key themes with Judges 8:13: son, before, sun
“And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. Gideon: Gr. Gedeon to hide...: Heb. to cause it to flee”
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