Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
King James Version
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Holman Bible
then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or spear was seen
among 40,000 in Israel.
International Standard Version
New gods were chosen, then war came to the city gates, but there wasn't a shield or spear to be seen among 40,000 soldiers of Israel.
A Conservative Version
They chose new gods, then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
American Standard Version
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
Amplified
“They chose new gods;
Then war was in the gates.
Was there a shield or spear seen
Among forty thousand in Israel?
Bible in Basic English
They had no one to make arms, there were no more armed men in the towns; was there a body-cover or a spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Darby Translation
When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Julia Smith Translation
He will choose new gods; Then war in the gates: If a shield was seen, and a lance, Among forty thousand in Israel
King James 2000
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Lexham Expanded Bible
God chose new [leaders], then war [was at the] gates; a small shield or a spear was not seen among forty thousand in Israel.
Modern King James verseion
They chose new gods; then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"God chose new fashions of war, for when they had war at their gates: there was not seen, among forty thousand, either shield or spear in Israel.
NET Bible
God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel.
New Heart English Bible
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
The Emphasized Bible
They chose gods that were new, Then, - war at the gates! Was there, a shield, to be seen? or a spear? among forty thousand in Israel?
Webster
They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
World English Bible
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Youngs Literal Translation
He chooseth new gods, Then war is at the gates! A shield is not seen -- and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.
Themes
military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
Gates » Of cities » Chief points of attack in war
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » New gods
Shields » Were scarce in israel in the days of deborah and barak
Spears » The israelites » Ill provided with, in the times of deborah and saul
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 5:8
Prayers for Judges 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Song Of Deborah And Barak
7
The towns of Israel were abandoned. They stood empty until I Deborah came, came like a mother for Israel.
8
Then war was in the gates.
Not a shield or a spear was seen
Among forty thousand in Israel.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:16-17
They made God furious because they worshiped foreign gods and angered him (stirred up his zeal) because they worshiped worthless idols.
Judges 2:12
They forsook Jehovah God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them. They bowed to them and provoked Jehovah to anger.
Judges 2:17
Yet they would not listen to their judges, but prostituted themselves to other gods. They worshiped them. They turned quickly, out of the way in which their fathers walked obeying the commandments of Jehovah.
Judges 4:3
Jabin had nine hundred iron chariots, and he ruled the people of Israel with cruelty and violence for twenty years. The people of Israel cried out to Jehovah for help.
1 Samuel 13:19-22
No blacksmith could be found in all of Israel. In this way the Philistines kept the Hebrews from making swords and spears.