Judges 8:29

29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash went back home to live.

Judges 8:29 in Other Translations

29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

29 Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.

29 Then Gideon son of Joash returned home.

29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash went home and lived in his house.

29 Jerubbaal [(that is, Gideon)] son of Joash went back to live at his house.

Judges 8:29 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 8:29

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash
That is, Gideon, Jerubbaal being another name of his; see ( Judges 6:32 ) ( 7:1 ) went and dwelt in his own house; which was at Ophrah, as appears from ( Judges 9:5 ) the war being ended, he disbanded his army, and retired to his own house; not that he lived altogether a private life there, but as a judge in Israel.

Judges 8:29 In-Context

27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his family.

28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace forty years.

29 Jerub-Baal son of Joash went back home to live.

30 He had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives.

31 His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.

Cross References

• 1. S Judges 6:32; Judges 7:1
• 2. S Judges 6:11