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Judges 6:32

BaalGideon

30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Are you contending for Baal? Are you trying to save him? Whoever pleads his case will be put to death by morning! If Baal is a god, let him contend for himself with the one who has torn down his altar.”

So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.

33 Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.

34 So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.

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BSB
So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he had torn down Baal’s altar.
KJV
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.
WEB
Therefore on that day he named him Jerub-Baal, saying, “Let Baal contend against him, because he has broken down his altar.”
ASV
Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him, because he hath broken down his altar.
DARBY
And on that day they called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead with him, because he has broken down his altar.
BLB
Therefore he called him on that day Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him because he has torn down his altar.”
ÅB
Den dag fikk Gideon navnet Jerubba'al[^1], fordi de sa: La Ba'al stride mot ham, fordi han har revet ned hans alter.
OTB
Så fordi Gideon hadde revet ned Baals alter, ga de ham navnet Jerub-Baal, og sa: “La Baal kjempe med ham.”
B1930
Den dag fikk Gideon navnet Jerubba'al, fordi de sa: La Ba'al stride mot ham, fordi han har revet ned hans alter. / < d.e. Ba'al stride!.>

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  • 1 Samuel 12:11

    So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.

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  • Judges 7:1

    Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:21

    Who was the one to strike Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth ? Was it not a woman who dropped an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you get so close to the wall?’ If so, then you are to say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.’”

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  • Hosea 9:10

    I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruits of the fig tree in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor, and consecrated themselves to Shame; so they became as detestable as the thing they loved.

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  • Jeremiah 11:13

    Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

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