Judges 7:4

New Century Version

Then the Lord said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take the men down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say, ‘This man will go with you, he will go. But if I say, ‘That one will not go with you,’ he will not go.”

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

After these things God tested Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!” And he answered, “Here I am.”

Job 23:10

But God knows the way that I take, and when he has tested me, I will come out like gold.

Psalm 33:16

No king is saved by his great army. No warrior escapes by his great strength.

Psalm 66:10

God, you have tested us; you have purified us like silver.

Psalm 7:9

God, you do what is right. You know our thoughts and feelings. Stop those wicked actions done by evil people, and help those who do what is right.

Judges 7:5

So Gideon led the men down to the water. There the Lord said to him, “Separate them into those who drink water by lapping it up like a dog and those who bend down to drink.”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to his officer who carried his armor, “Come. Let’s go to the camp of those men who are not circumcised. Maybe the Lord will help us. The Lord can give us victory if we have many people, or just a few.”

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.”