Parallel Verses New International Version So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD told him. But because he was afraid of his family and the townspeople, he did it at night rather than in the daytime. King James Bible Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. Darby Bible Translation And Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Jehovah had said to him. And it came to pass, because he feared his father's house, and the men of the city, if he did it by day, that he did it by night. World English Bible Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as Yahweh had spoken to him: and it happened, because he feared his father's household and the men of the city, so that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. Young's Literal Translation And Gideon taketh ten men of his servants, and doth as Jehovah hath spoken unto him, and it cometh to pass, because he hath been afraid of the house of his father, and the men of the city, to do it by day, that he doth it by night. Judges 6:27 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHe feared his father's household - So it appears that his father was an idolater: but as Gideon had ten men of his own servants whom he could trust in this matter, it is probable that he had preserved the true faith, and had not bowed his knee to the image of Baal. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and did John 2:5 His mother said to the servants, Whatever he said to you, do it. John 15:14 You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you. he did it Psalm 112:5 A good man shows favor, and lends: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Library Gideon's Altar'Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah- shalom [God is peace].'--JUDGES vi. 24. I need not tell over again, less vividly, the picturesque story in this chapter, of the simple husbandman up in the hills, engaged furtively in threshing out a little wheat in some hollow in the rock where he might hide it from the keen eyes of the oppressors; and of how the angel of the Lord, unrecognised at first, appeared to him; and gradually there dawned upon his mind the suspicion … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Whether it is a Sin to Tempt God? Seasonable Counsel: Or, Advice to Sufferers. Judges Cross References Judges 6:26 Then build a proper kind of altar to the LORD your God on the top of this height. Using the wood of the Asherah pole that you cut down, offer the second bull as a burnt offering." Judges 6:28 In the morning when the people of the town got up, there was Baal's altar, demolished, with the Asherah pole beside it cut down and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar! Jump to Previous Afraid City House Household Night Rather Servants TenJump to Next Afraid City House Household Night Rather Servants TenLinks Judges 6:27 NIVJudges 6:27 NLT Judges 6:27 ESV Judges 6:27 NASB Judges 6:27 KJV Judges 6:27 Bible Apps Judges 6:27 Biblia Paralela Judges 6:27 Chinese Bible Judges 6:27 French Bible Judges 6:27 German Bible Judges 6:27 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |