Judges 8:29

Modern

…and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.

Traditional

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

Literal

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

Latin

Abiit itaque Jerobaal filius Joas, et habitavit in domo sua:

Hebrew

English

…and he — Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.

Old age usually shows divine blessing, but Gideon's spiritual blessing and leadership declined.

Gideon's time as a judge ends the first era of judges.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 12:11
So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
Judges 6:32
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.
Judges 7:1
Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
Nehemiah 5:14–15
Furthermore, from the day King Artaxerxes appointed me to be their governor in the land of Judah, from his twentieth year until his thirty-second year (twelve years total), neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.

Gideon: Judge of Israel; defeated Midianites; tested and reassured by God Joash: The father of Gideon, a judge of Israel