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Judges 5:8

6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

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BSB
When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
KJV
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
WEB
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
ASV
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
DARBY
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
BLB
They chose new gods; then [there was] war in the gates. A shield was not seen, or a spear, among forty thousand in Israel.
ÅB
De valgte nye guder, da var der kamp ved portene; ei såes skjold, ei heller spyd blant førti tusen i Israel.
OTB
Nye guder ble valgt; da var det krig i portene.
Ikke et skjold eller spyd var å se
blant førti tusen i Israel.
B1930
De valgte nye guder, da var der kamp ved portene; ei såes skjold, ei heller spyd blandt firti tusen i Israel.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 32:16–17

    They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

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  • Judges 2:17

    And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

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  • Judges 2:12

    And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

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  • Judges 4:3

    And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

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  • 1 Samuel 13:19–22

    Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

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