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and build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, according to
due order, and take the second bullock and offer a burnt sacrifice upon the wood of the grove which thou shall have cut down.
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Then Gideon took ten men of his slaves and did as the LORD had said unto him. But he feared to do it by day because of his father’s family and the men of the city, so he did
it by night.
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And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that
was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar
that was built.
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And they said one to another, Who has done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon, the son of Joash, has done this thing.
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Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son that he may die because he has cast down the altar of Baal and because he has cut down the grove that
was by it.
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And Joash replied unto all that stood against him, Will ye contend for Baal? Will ye save him? Whoever will contend for him, let him be put to death while
it is yet morning; if he
is God, let him contend for himself with the one who has cast down his altar.
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Therefore, on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against him because he has thrown down his altar.
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Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east gathered themselves together as one and went over and pitched camp in the valley of Jezreel.
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And the Spirit of the LORD clothed himself in Gideon, who when he had blown the shofar, Abiezer joined with him.
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And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh who also joined with him;
likewise he sent messengers unto Asher and unto Zebulun and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.
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And Gideon said unto God, Wilt thou save Israel by my hand as thou hast said?