Judges 8:30 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³⁰And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

Judges 8:30 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Judges 9:5
And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
1 Kings 11:3
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
Deuteronomy 17:17
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Matthew 19:5-8
And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 29-35)

We have here the conclusion of the story of Gideon. 1. He lived privately, Jdg. 8:29. He was not puffed up with his great honours, did not covet a palace or castle to dwell in, but retired to the house he had lived in before his elevation. Thus that brave Roman Who was called from the plough upon a sudden occasion to command the army when the action was over returned to his plough again. 2. His fa…