◄ Judges 6:1 ►
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Good News Translation
Once again the people of Israel sinned against the LORD, so he let the people of Midian rule them for seven years.

New Revised Standard Version
The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and the LORD gave them into the hand of Midian seven years.

Contemporary English Version
Then once again the Israelites started disobeying the LORD, so he let the nation of Midian control Israel for seven years.

New American Bible
The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, who therefore delivered them into the power of Midian for seven years,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years,

did evil

Judges 2:13,14,19,20 Forsaking him, and serving Baal and Astaroth . . .

Leviticus 26:14 But if you will not hear me, nor do all my commandments:

Deuteronomy 28:15 But if thou wilt not hear the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and ceremonies, which I command thee this day, all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.

Nehemiah 9:26-29 But they provoked thee to wrath, and departed from thee, and threw thy law behind their backs: and they killed thy prophets, who admonished them earnestly to return to thee: and they were guilty of great blasphemies. . . .

Psalm 106:34-42 They did not destroy the nations of which the Lord spoke unto them. . . .

delivered.

Genesis 25:2 Who bore him Zamram, and Jecsan, and Madan, and Madian, and Jesboc, and Sue.

Numbers 25:17,18 Let the Madianites find you their enemies, and slay you them: . . .

Habakkuk 3:7 I saw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity, the curtains of the land of Madian shall be troubled.

Context
Midian Oppresses Israel
1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years,2And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and caves in the mountains, and strong holds to resist.…
Cross References
Hebrews 11:32
And what shall I yet say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, Barac, Samson, Jephthe, David, Samuel, and the prophets:

Genesis 37:28
And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.

Numbers 22:4
He said to the elders of Madian: So will this people destroy all that dwell in our borders, as the ox is wont to eat the grass to the very roots. Now he was at that time king in Moab.

Numbers 25:15
And the Madianite woman, that was slain with him, was called Cozbi the daughter of Sur, a most noble prince among the Madianites.

Numbers 31:1
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Judges 2:11
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served Baalim

Judges 6:13
And Gedeon said to him: I beseech thee, my lord, if the Lord be with us, why have these evils fallen upon us? Where are his miracles, which our fathers have told us of, saying: The Lord brought us out of Egypt but now the Lord hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hand of Madian.

Judges 5:31
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