Judges 8:32

Translations

Modern

Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Traditional

And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi–ezrites.

Literal

And Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age, and he was buried in the tomb of Joash his father in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.

Latin

Mortuusque est Gedeon filius Joas in senectute bona, et sepultus est in sepulchro Joas patris sui in Ephra de familia Ezri.

Original

Hebrew

English

Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Notes

Judges 8:29–32

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

Judges 6:1–8:35

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

Theme notes and profiles

Gideon Social Chaos in Judges

Events

Usurpation by Abimelechc. 1218 BC

Related verses

Genesis 25:8
And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
Job 5:26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
Genesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
Judges 6:24
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Job 42:17
And so Job died, old and full of years.
Joshua 24:29–30
Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
Judges 8:27
From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

People

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

Places

Ophrah: Gideon's hometown in Manasseh; a town in Issachar

Glossary

Abiezer Abiezrite Joash Judges, Book of Ophrah (Place)

Topics

Gideon: Death of Joash: Father of Gideon Ophrah: A City in Territory of the Tribe of Manasseh; the Home of Gideon

Judges 8:32

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