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Judges 8:33 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Judges 8:33 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 8 verse 33 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.”
Judges 8:33 (KJV)
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Commentary on Judges 8:33
As soon as Gideon was dead (כַּאֲשֶׁר מֵת גִּדְעוֹן, ka'asher met gid'on)—the temporal phrase emphasizes immediacy; Israel's apostasy followed instantly upon Gideon's death. The children of Israel turned again (שָׁבוּ, shavu)—the same verb used for 'repentance' here describes returning to sin. Went a whoring after Baalim repeats the language from verse 27, creating a tragic inclusio: they went whoring after Gideon's ephod, and now after the Baals themselves.Made Baal-berith their god (בַּעַל בְּרִית, 'Lord of the Covenant')—the supreme irony. Israel replaces Yahweh, the true Covenant LORD, wit...
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Cross-References for Judges 8:33
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“with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows”
“when the judge was dead”
“they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.”
“and bowed themselves down to them: they turned aside quickly out of the way in which their fathers walked”
“and put it in his city”
“that the land was polluted”
“and made obeisance to the king. Then the king listened to them.”
“lest they play the prostitute after their gods”
“and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua”
“and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua”