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Judges 8:12 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Judges 8:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 8 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. discomfited: Heb. terrified”
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Commentary on Judges 8:12
And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.The capture of Zebah and Zalmunna completes Gideon's divinely appointed mission. The kings' names carry symbolic weight: Zebah (Zevach, זֶבַח) means "sacrifice" while Zalmunna (Tsalmunna, צַלְמֻנָּע) means "shade/protection denied" or "shadow withdrawn." Whether these were birth names or throne names, they ironically foreshadow their fate—they became sacrifices to divine justice, their protection stripped away. Their flight—when Zebah and Zalmunna fled (va...
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Cross-References for Judges 8:12
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“all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;”
“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift”
“With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.”
“and the kings of the earth”
“nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.”
“and hid themselves in the cave at Makkedah.”
“Open the mouth of the cave”
“the princes”