Judges 8:28

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 83:2

God, your enemies make plans against you,\par and they will soon attack.\par

Isaiah 10:26

Then the Lord All-Powerful will beat Assyria with a whip. In the past, the Lord defeated Midian at Raven Rock. {\cf2\super [123]} It will be the same when the Lord attacks Assyria. \{In the past, the Lord punished Egypt—\}he lifted the stick over the sea, {\cf2\super [124]} and led his people from Egypt. It will be the same when the Lord saves his people from Assyria.

Isaiah 9:4

Why? Because you will take away the heavy burden. You will take away the heavy pole on the people’s backs. You will take away the rod that the enemy uses to punish your people. This will be like the time you defeated Midian. {\cf2\super [107]}

Judges 3:11

So the land was at peace for 40 years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Judges 3:30

So on that day the people of Israel began to rule over the people of Moab. And there was peace in the land for 80 years.

Judges 5:31

May all your enemies die like this, Lord! And may all the people who love you be strong like the rising sun!

Judges 8:27

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.

Judges 8:29

Jerub Baal (Gideon) son of Joash went home.

1 Samuel 7:13

The Philistines were defeated. They did not enter the land of Israel again. The Lord was against the Philistines during the rest of Samuel’s life.