Judges 6:24
22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:
26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
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Compare
- BSB
- So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- KJV
- Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
- WEB
- Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it “The LORD is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- ASV
- Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
- DARBY
- And Gideon built there an altar to Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom. To this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
- BLB
- And Gideon built there an altar to YHWH, and he called it YHWH-Shalom. To this day it [is] still in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
- ÅB
- Da bygget Gideon der et alter for Herren og kalte det: Herren er fred. Det står enda den dag idag i Abieser-slektens Ofra.
- OTB
- Gideon bygde et alter der for Herren og kalte det Herren er Fred. Til denne dag står det i Ofra av abiesrittene.
- B1930
- Da bygget Gideon der et alter for Herren og kalte det: Herren er fred. Det står ennu den dag idag i Abieser-ættens Ofra.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Read in contextExodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi:
Read in contextEzekiel 48:35
It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
Read in contextJudges 8:32
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
Read in contextJeremiah 33:16
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Read in contextJoshua 22:26–28
Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:
Read in contextGenesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
Read in contextJudges 21:4
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
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