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Judges 6:3 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Judges 6:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 6 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;”
Judges 6:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 6:3
And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;This verse describes the raiders' calculated timing—'when Israel had sown' (im-zara Yisrael, אִם־זָרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל) indicates they attacked at harvest, maximizing economic devastation. The verb zara (זָרַע, 'to sow, scatter seed') appears throughout Scripture in agricultural and metaphorical contexts—sowing seed, sowing righteousness (Hosea 10:12), sowing to flesh versus Spirit (Galatians 6:7-8). Here, Israel's sowing produced not harvest but enemy i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 6:3
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“as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude.”
“and they possessed the city of palm trees.”
“and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.”
“and their armies with them”
“and came to the land of the children of the east.”
“and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards”
“three thousand camels”
“and all the wisdom of Egypt.”
“but won't reap. You will tread the olives”
“even consumption and fever”