Judges 7:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

“Gideon,” the LORD said, “you still have too many soldiers. Take them down to the spring and I'll test them. I'll tell you which ones can go along with you and which ones must go back home.”

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Some years later God decided to test Abraham, so he spoke to him. Abraham answered, “Here I am, LORD.”

Job 23:10

But he knows what I am doing, and when he tests me, I will be pure as gold.

Psalm 33:16

Mighty armies alone cannot win wars for a king; great strength by itself cannot keep a soldier safe.

Psalm 66:10

Our God, you tested us, just as silver is tested.

Psalm 7:9

You know every heart and mind, and you always do right. Now make violent people stop, but protect all of us who obey you.

Judges 7:5

When Gideon led his army down to the spring, the LORD told him, “Watch how each man gets a drink of water. Then divide them into two groups—those who lap the water like a dog and those who kneel down to drink.”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan and the soldier who carried his weapons talked as they went towards the Philistine camp. “It's just the two of us against all those godless men,” Jonathan said. “But the LORD can help a few soldiers win a battle just as easily as he can help a whole army. Perhaps the LORD will help us win this battle.”

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD told him, “Samuel, don't think Eliab is the one just because he's tall and handsome. He isn't the one I've chosen. People judge others by what they look like, but I judge people by what is in their hearts.”