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Judges 6:32

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30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.

Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.

33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

34 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after 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

    And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.

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  • Judges 7:1

    Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:21

    Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

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  • Hosea 9:10

    I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.

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  • Jeremiah 11:13

    For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.

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