Judges 8:30

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Judges 8:30

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

Threescore

Many wives

Bible References

Threescore

"Say, I pray you, in the ears of all the inhabiters of Shechem: whether is better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal which are seventy persons reign over you, either that one reign over you. And remember thereto, that I am your bones and your flesh."

And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and had thirty cities for them, which are called the towns of Jair unto this day, and are in the land of Gilead.

and he had thirty sons and thirty daughters, and sent also his thirty daughters out; and took thirty others in, for his sons.

All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt which came out of his loins - beside his son's wives - were all together sixty and six souls.

All the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria - unto the elders that were lords of Jezreel, and to them that nursed up Ahab's children - saying, "Now at the coming of these letters to you,

Many wives

For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

And Noah went, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him, into the ark from the waters of the flood.

Also he shall not have too many wives, lest his heart turn away, neither shall he gather him silver and gold too much.

And David had children born him in Hebron: his eldest son was Amnon of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were yet born to David.

And he had seven hundred very Queens and three hundred concubines which turned always his heart.

So did not the one, and yet had he an excellent spirit. What did then the one? He sought the seed promised of God. Therefore look well to your spirit, and let no man despise the wife of his youth.

and said, 'For this thing, shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave unto his wife, and they twain shall be one flesh.'

"For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall continue with his wife, and two shall be made one flesh."