Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.” New Living Translation From then on Gideon was called Jerub-baal, which means “Let Baal defend himself,” because he broke down Baal’s altar. English Standard Version Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he broke down his altar. Berean Standard Bible So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar. King James Bible Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. New King James Version Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.” New American Standard Bible Therefore on that day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar. NASB 1995 Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar. NASB 1977 Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar. Legacy Standard Bible Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had torn down his altar. Amplified Bible Therefore on that day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, meaning, “Let Baal plead,” because he had torn down his altar. Christian Standard Bible That day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, since Joash said, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he tore down his altar. Holman Christian Standard Bible That day, Gideon’s father called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead his case with him,” because he tore down his altar. American Standard Version Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar. Contemporary English Version That same day, Joash changed Gideon's name to Jerubbaal, explaining, "He tore down Baal's altar, so let Baal take revenge himself." English Revised Version Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar. GOD'S WORD® Translation So that day they nicknamed Gideon "Jerubbaal" [Let Baal Defend Himself], because they said, "When someone tears down Baal's altar, let Baal defend himself." Good News Translation From then on Gideon was known as Jerubbaal, because Joash said, "Let Baal defend himself; it is his altar that was torn down." International Standard Version So that very day he named Gideon Jerubbaal, that is, "Let Baal fight," since he had torn down his altar. Majority Standard Bible So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar. NET Bible That very day Gideon's father named him Jerub-Baal, because he had said, "Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down." New Heart English Bible Therefore on that day he named him Jerubbaal, saying, "Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar." Webster's Bible Translation Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. World English Bible Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he calls him, on that day, Jerubba‘al, saying, “The Ba‘al pleads against him, because he has broken down his altar.” Young's Literal Translation And he calleth him, on that day, Jerubbaal, saying, 'The Baal doth plead against him, because he hath broken down his altar.' Smith's Literal Translation And he will call to him in that day, Baal will be powerful, saying, Baal will be mighty against him because he threw down his altar. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFrom that day Gedeon was called Jerobaal, because Joss had said: Let Baal revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar. Catholic Public Domain Version From that day, Gideon was called Jerubbaal, because Joash had said, “Let Baal avenge himself against him who has overturned his altar.” New American Bible So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, because of the words, “Let Baal take action against him, since he dismantled his altar.” New Revised Standard Version Therefore on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend against him,” because he pulled down his altar. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTherefore on that day he called Gideon Nedo-baal, saying, Let Baal judge him, because he has thrown down his altar. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he called him in that day, NeduBaal, and he said: “Baala shall judge him who tore down his altar!” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Therefore on that day he was called Jerubbaal, saying: 'Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he called it in that day Jerobaal, saying, Let Baal plead thereby, because his altar has been thrown down. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gideon Destroys Baal's Altar…31But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.” 32So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar. Cross References 1 Kings 18:21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word. 1 Kings 18:40 Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there. Deuteronomy 13:6-10 If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known, / the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), / you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him. ... Exodus 20:3 You shall have no other gods before Me. Exodus 34:14 For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 1 Samuel 12:10 Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ 2 Kings 23:5 Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. Jeremiah 11:12-13 Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. / Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’ Jeremiah 2:28 But where are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them rise up in your time of trouble and save you if they can; for your gods are as numerous as your cities, O Judah. Hosea 2:17 For I will remove from her lips the names of the Baals; no longer will their names be invoked. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 4:10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’” Acts 14:15 “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 1 Corinthians 10:20-21 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. / You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too. Treasury of Scripture Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he has thrown down his altar. Jerubbaal. 1 Samuel 12:11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 2 Samuel 11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. Jeremiah 11:13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. Hosea 9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. Jump to Previous Altar Baal Ba'al Baal's Broke Broken Cause Contend Jerubbaal Jerub-Baal Jerubba'al Plead Pulled Thrown TornJump to Next Altar Baal Ba'al Baal's Broke Broken Cause Contend Jerubbaal Jerub-Baal Jerubba'al Plead Pulled Thrown TornJudges 6 1. The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian8. A prophet rebukes them 11. An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance 17. Gideon's present is consumed with fire 24. Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom 28. Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal 33. Gideon's army 36. Gideon's signs So on that day This phrase marks a significant turning point in the narrative. The events leading up to this moment involve Gideon’s bold act of faith in tearing down the altar of Baal. The phrase indicates a specific time when Gideon's identity and mission were publicly recognized. In the Hebrew context, "that day" often signifies a moment of divine intervention or revelation, underscoring the importance of Gideon's actions in the eyes of God and the people. he was called Jerubbaal saying, 'Let Baal contend with him,' because he had torn down his altar Jerubbaal.--The name meant, "Let Baal strive;" but might also mean, "let it be striven with Baal," or "Baal's antagonist," and this gave the name a more ready currency. It is possible that the name may have been yet more allusive, since from the Palmyrene inscriptions it appears that there was a deity named Jaribolos (Mover's Phânizier, 1:434). If in 2Samuel 11:21 we find the name Jerubbesheth, this is only due to the fondness of the Jews for avoiding the names of idols, and changing them into terms of insult. It was thus that they literally interpreted the law of Exodus 23:13 (comp. Joshua 23:7). It was a part of that contumelia numinum with which the ancients charged them (Plin. xiii. 9). I have adduced other instances in Language and Languages, p. 232. (Longmans.) Bosheth means "shame," i.e., "that shameful thing," and was a term of scorn for Baal (Hosea 9:10; Jeremiah 11:13). We have two other instances of this change in the case of the sons of Saul. Whether from a faithless syncretism, or a tendency to downright apostasy, he called one of his sons Esh-baal, i.e., "man of Baal," and another Merib-baal (1Chronicles 8:33-34); but the Jews angrily and contemptuously changed these names into Ishbosheth and Mephibosheth (2Samuel 2:10; 2Samuel 4:4). Ewald, however, and others have conjectured that both Baal and Bosheth may, at one time, have had more harmless associations (see especially 2Samuel 5:20), and it appears that there was a Baal among the ancestors of Saul (1Chronicles 8:30). The LXX. write the name Hierobalos; and Eusebius (Praep. Evang. i. 9), quoting from Philo Byblius, tells us that a Gentile historian named Sanchoniatho, of Berytus, whom he praises for his accuracy in Jewish history and geography, had received assistance "from Hierombalos, the priest of the god Iao." Some have supposed that this is an allusion to Gideon, under the name Jerubbaal. . . . Verse 32. - Jerubbaal, i.e. Jarov Baal, let Baal plead. In Judges 7:1; Judges 8:29, 35; Judges 9:1, etc., Jerubbaal is used as the synonym of Gideon, just as in English history Coeur de Lion is used as a synonym for Richard. The name Jerubbaal appears as Jerubbesheth; besheth or bosheth, meaning shame, i.e. a shameful idol, being substituted for Baal, as in the name Ishbosheth, for Eshbaal (see 2 Samuel 2:8; 1 Chronicles 8:33). CHAPTER 6:33-40 Hebrew So on that dayבַיּוֹם־ (ḇay·yō·wm-) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Gideon was called וַיִּקְרָא־ (way·yiq·rā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Jerubbaal, יְרֻבַּ֣עַל (yə·rub·ba·‘al) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3378: Jerubbaal -- 'let Baal contend', a name of Gideon that is to say, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “Let Baal הַבַּ֔עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god contend יָ֤רֶב (yā·reḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend with him,” בּוֹ֙ (bōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he had torn down נָתַ֖ץ (nā·ṯaṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down his altar. מִזְבְּחֽוֹ׃ (miz·bə·ḥōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar Links Judges 6:32 NIVJudges 6:32 NLT Judges 6:32 ESV Judges 6:32 NASB Judges 6:32 KJV Judges 6:32 BibleApps.com Judges 6:32 Biblia Paralela Judges 6:32 Chinese Bible Judges 6:32 French Bible Judges 6:32 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 6:32 Therefore on that day he named him (Jd Judg. 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