Judges 8:27

Easy To Read Version

Gideon used the gold to make an ephod. [72] He put the ephod in his home town, the town called Ophrah. All the people of Israel worshiped the ephod. In this way, the people of Israel were not faithful to God—they worshiped the ephod. [73] The ephod became a trap that caused Gideon and his family to sin.

Cross References

Psalm 106:35

They mixed with the other people,\par and did what those people were doing.\par

Psalm 106:39

So God’s people became dirty with the sins of those other people.\par God’s people were unfaithful to their God\par and did the things those other people did.\par

Psalm 73:27

God, people who leave you will be lost.\par You will destroy the people\par who are not faithful to you.\par

Exodus 23:33

Don’t let them stay in your country. If you let them stay, they will be like a trap to you—they will cause you to sin against me. And you will begin worshiping their gods.”

Exodus 32:4

Aaron took the gold from the people. Then he used it to make a statue of a calf. Aaron used a chisel to carve the statue, {and then he covered it with gold}.

Exodus 34:16

You might choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons. Those daughters serve false gods. They might lead your sons to do the same thing.

Isaiah 8:20

You should follow the teachings and the agreement. {\cf2\super [105]} If you don’t follow these commands, then you might follow the wrong commands. (The wrong commands are those commands that come from the wizards and fortune tellers. Those commands are worth nothing; you will gain nothing by following those commands.)

Ezekiel 7:20

“Those people used their beautiful jewelry and made an idol. They were proud of that statue. They made their terrible statues. They made those filthy things. So I (God) will throw them away like a dirty rag.

Hosea 2:2

“Argue with your mother. {\cf2\super [11]} Argue! Because she is not my wife! I am not her husband! Tell her to stop being like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [12]} Tell her to take away her lovers {\cf2\super [13]} from between her breasts.

Hosea 3:4

In the same way, the people of Israel will continue many days without a king or a leader. They will be without a sacrifice or a memorial stone. {\cf2\super [29]} They will be without an ephod {\cf2\super [30]} or a household god.

Deuteronomy 12:5

The Lord your God will choose a special place among your family groups. The Lord will put his name there. That will be his special house. You must go to that place to worship him.

Deuteronomy 7:16

You must destroy all the people that the Lord your God helps you defeat. Don’t feel sorry for them. Don’t worship their gods! Why? Because they are a trap—{they will ruin your life}.

Deuteronomy 7:25

“You must throw the statues of their gods into the fire and burn them. You must not want to keep the silver or the gold that is on those statues. You must not take that silver or gold for yourselves. It will be like a trap to you—{it will ruin your life}. Why? Because the Lord your God hates those idols.

Judges 17:5

Micah had a temple for worshiping idols. He made an ephod [128] and some house idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest. (

Judges 18:14

So the five men that had explored the land around Laish spoke. They said to their relatives, “There is an ephod [136] in one of these houses. And there are also household gods, a carved statue, and a silver idol. You know what to do—{go get them}.”

Judges 2:2

But in return, you must never make any agreement with the people living in that land. You must destroy their altars. [14] I told you that. But you didn’t obey me!

Judges 2:3

“Now I will tell you this, ‘I will not force the other people to leave this land any longer. These people will become a problem for you. They will be like a trap to you. Their false gods will become like a net to trap you.’”

Judges 6:11

At that time, the Angel of the Lord came to a man named Gideon. The Angel of the Lord came and sat down under an oak tree at a place called Ophrah. This oak tree belonged to a man named Joash. Joash was from the Abiezer family. Joash was the father of Gideon. Gideon was beating some wheat [51] in a winepress. [52] The Angel of the Lord sat down near Gideon. Gideon was hiding so the Midianites could not see the wheat.

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar [57] in that place to worship the Lord. Gideon named that altar, “The Lord is Peace.” That altar still stands in the city of Ophrah. Ophrah is where the Abiezer family lives.

Judges 8:26

When those earrings were gathered up, they weighed about 43 pounds. [71] This did not include the other gifts the people of Israel gave to Gideon. They also gave him jewelry shaped like the moon and jewelry shaped like teardrops. And they gave him purple robes. These were things that the kings of the people of Midian had worn. They also gave him the chains from the camels of the Midianite kings.

Judges 8:28

The people of Midian were forced to be under the rule of the people of Israel. The people of Midian did not cause trouble any more. And the land was at peace for 40 years, as long as Gideon was alive.