Judges 6:28

Easy To Read Version

The men of the city got up the next morning. And they saw that the altar for Baal [61] had been destroyed! They also saw that the Asherah [62] pole had been cut down. The Asherah pole had been sitting next to the altar for Baal. Those men also saw the altar that Gideon had built. And they saw the bull that had been sacrificed on that altar.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:4

Hezekiah destroyed the high places. [217] He broke the memorial stones [218] and cut down the Asherah poles. [219] At that time, the people of Israel burned incense [220] to the bronze snake made by Moses. This bronze snake was called “Nehushtan.” [221] Hezekiah broke this bronze snake into pieces {because the people were worshiping that snake}.

Judges 6:27

So Gideon got ten of his servants and did what the Lord had told him to do. But Gideon was afraid that his family and the men of the city might see what he was doing. Gideon did what the Lord told him to do. But he did it at night, and not in the daytime.

Judges 6:29

The men of the city looked at each other and asked, “Who pulled down our altar? Who cut down our Asherah [63] pole? Who sacrificed this bull on this new altar?” They asked many questions and tried to learn who did those things.

1 Samuel 7:9

Samuel took a baby lamb. He burned the lamb as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel prayed to the Lord for Israel. The Lord answered Samuel’s prayer.