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Judges 8:20 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Judges 8:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 8 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.”
Judges 8:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 8:20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth—Gideon's command to his son Jether to execute the Midianite kings reveals disturbing psychological manipulation. The imperative qum (קוּם, "up/arise") followed by harog (הֲרֹג, "slay") is jarring—ordering a young man (Hebrew na'ar, נַעַר, indicating adolescent or young adult) to commit his first kill against bound, helpless captives. This wasn't combat experience but ritual humiliation of enemies through execution by a mere youth.Ancient Near Eastern culture mea...
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Cross-References for Judges 8:20
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“when they brought forth those kings to Joshua”
“As your sword has made women childless”
“To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.”