Judges 6:25

23 But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.”

24 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.

On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.

26 Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.”

27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.
KJV
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:
WEB
That same night, the LORD said to him, “Take your father’s bull, even the second bull seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is by it.
ASV
And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Take thy father`s bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;
DARBY
And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said to him, Take the young bullock, which thy father hath, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;
BLB
And it came to pass that night, that YHWH said to him, “Take the young bull, that of your father, and the second bull, of seven years, and tear down the altar of Baal that [is] to your father, and cut down the Asherah pole that [is] beside it.
ÅB
Samme natt sa Herren til ham: Ta din fars okse, den andre syvårsgamle okse, og du skal rive ned det Ba'als-alter som din far har, og hugge ned det Astartebilde som står ved siden av det,
OTB
Samme natt sa Herren til ham: “Ta din fars okse og en annen okse som er syv år gammel, og riv ned din fars alter for Baal og hugg ned Asjera-pålen ved siden av det.
B1930
Samme natt sa Herren til ham: Ta din fars okse, den andre syvårsgamle okse, og du skal rive ned det Ba'als-alter som din far har, og hugge ned det Astarte-billede som står ved siden av det,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 34:13

    Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.

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  • Judges 3:7

    So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:15–17

    What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

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  • Matthew 10:37

    Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

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  • Acts 5:29

    But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

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  • 1 Kings 18:21

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

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  • Matthew 6:24

    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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  • Genesis 35:2

    So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.

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