Judges 8:35
New International Version
They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.

New Living Translation
Nor did they show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon), despite all the good he had done for Israel.

English Standard Version
and they did not show steadfast love to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.

King James Bible
Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

New King James Version
nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel.

New American Standard Bible
nor did they show kindness to the household of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in accordance with all the good that he had done for Israel.

NASB 1995
nor did they show kindness to the household of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in accord with all the good that he had done to Israel.

NASB 1977
nor did they show kindness to the household of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon), in accord with all the good that he had done to Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
nor did they show lovingkindness to the household of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in accord with all the good that he had done to Israel.

Amplified Bible
nor did they show kindness to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done for Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good he had done for Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good he had done for Israel.

American Standard Version
neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

Contemporary English Version
Besides all that, the Israelites were unkind to Gideon's family, even though Gideon had done so much for Israel.

English Revised Version
neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
And they were not kind to the family of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) despite all the good he had done for Israel.

Good News Translation
They were not grateful to the family of Gideon for all the good that he had done for Israel.

International Standard Version
And they showed no gracious love to the household of Jerubbaal—also known as Gideon—despite all the good that he had done for Israel.

Majority Standard Bible
They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.

NET Bible
They did not treat the family of Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) fairly in return for all the good he had done for Israel.

New Heart English Bible
neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.

World English Bible
neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
neither have they done kindness with the house of Jerubba‘al—Gideon—according to all the good which he did with Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
neither have they done kindness with the house of Jerubbaal -- Gideon -- according to all the good which he did with Israel.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they did not kindness with the house of Jerubbaal, Gideon, according to all the good which he did with Israel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither did they shew mercy to the house of Jerobaal Gedeon, according to all the good things he had done to Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Neither did they show mercy to the house of Jerubbaal Gideon, in accord with all the good that he had done for Israel.

New American Bible
Nor were they loyal to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) for all the good he had done for Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
and they did not exhibit loyalty to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Neither did they show kindness to the house of Nedo-baal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness that he had done to Israel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they did not practice grace with the house of NaduBel, who is Gedun, according to all the grace that he practiced with Israel
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown unto Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they did not deal mercifully with the house of Jerobaal, (the same is Gedeon) according to all the good which he did to Israel.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Gideon's Death
34The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. 35They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.

Cross References
Exodus 1:8
Then a new king, who did not know Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

1 Samuel 12:11
So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

1 Samuel 8:7-8
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king. / Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.

1 Samuel 10:19
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

1 Samuel 12:9
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.

2 Samuel 10:2
And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

2 Samuel 19:36-38
Your servant will go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward? / Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.” / The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight, and I will do for you whatever you desire of me.”

2 Chronicles 24:22
Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”

Nehemiah 9:26-27
But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

Psalm 78:11-12
They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. / He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

Psalm 106:13
Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.

Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

Jeremiah 2:32
Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.

Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.

Ezekiel 16:22
And in all your abominations and acts of prostitution, you did not remember the days of your youth when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your own blood.


Treasury of Scripture

Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed to Israel.

shewed

Judges 9:5,16-19
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself…

Ecclesiastes 9:14,15
There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: …

Jerubbaal.

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Judges 8
1. Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites
4. Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army
10. Zebah and Zalmunna are taken
13. Succoth and Penuel are destroyed
17. Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna
22. He refuses government
24. His ephod the cause of idolatry
28. Midian subdued
29. Gideon's children, and death
33. The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude














They did not show kindness
The phrase "did not show kindness" is rooted in the Hebrew word "chesed," which often translates to loving-kindness, mercy, or loyalty. In the context of ancient Israel, "chesed" was a covenantal term, implying a deep, steadfast love and faithfulness that was expected within the community of God's people. The absence of "chesed" here indicates a significant moral and spiritual failure on the part of the Israelites. Despite the deliverance and peace Gideon brought to Israel, the people failed to reciprocate with gratitude or loyalty, highlighting a recurring theme in Judges of Israel's forgetfulness and ingratitude towards God's appointed leaders.

to the house of Jerubbaal
"Jerubbaal" is another name for Gideon, meaning "let Baal contend against him." This name was given to Gideon after he destroyed the altar of Baal, signifying his role as a reformer and a warrior against idolatry. The "house of Jerubbaal" refers to Gideon's family and descendants. The lack of kindness towards his house underscores the Israelites' neglect of their duty to honor and support the family of their deliverer. This neglect reflects a broader societal decay, where personal and communal responsibilities are disregarded.

(that is, Gideon)
The parenthetical clarification "(that is, Gideon)" serves to remind the reader of Gideon's identity and his significant contributions to Israel. Gideon was a judge raised by God to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites. His account is one of faith, courage, and divine intervention. By reiterating his name, the text emphasizes the personal nature of the ingratitude shown by the Israelites, as they failed to honor the very man who had been instrumental in their salvation.

for all the good he had done for Israel
The phrase "for all the good he had done for Israel" highlights the tangible benefits and peace Gideon brought to the nation. His leadership resulted in forty years of peace, a significant period in the tumultuous history of the Judges. The "good" refers not only to military victories but also to the spiritual and social stability he provided. This phrase serves as a poignant reminder of the human tendency to overlook past blessings and the importance of remembering and honoring those who have contributed to our well-being. The Israelites' failure to acknowledge Gideon's contributions is a cautionary tale about the dangers of ingratitude and the erosion of communal values.

(35) Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon.--It is doubtful whether we should not join the two names (Jerubbaal-Gideon), as in the Vulgate. Both names may be here allusive. He had been the "hewer" of their enemies and a "pleader against Baal," yet they were ungrateful to him, and apostatised to Baal-worship.

According to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.--See Judges 9:17-18.

Verse 35. - Neither showed they kindness, etc. Forgetfulness of God is often the parent of ingratitude to men. The heart of stone which is not touched by the love of Christ is also insensible to the kindness of man.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They did not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

show
עָשׂ֣וּ (‘ā·śū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

kindness
חֶ֔סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

to
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Jerubbaal
יְרֻבַּ֖עַל (yə·rub·ba·‘al)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3378: Jerubbaal -- 'let Baal contend', a name of Gideon

(that is, Gideon)
גִּדְע֑וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

for all
כְּכָל־ (kə·ḵāl-)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the good things
הַטּוֹבָ֔ה (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

he had done
עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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