Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;
New American Standard Bible
Now Gideon had
King James Version
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
Holman Bible
Gideon had 70 sons, his own offspring, since he had many wives.
International Standard Version
Gideon raised 70 sons as his direct descendants, since he had many wives.
A Conservative Version
And Gideon had seventy sons begotten from his body, for he had many wives.
American Standard Version
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
Amplified
Now Gideon had seventy sons born to him, because he had many wives.
Bible in Basic English
Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.
Darby Translation
Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.
Julia Smith Translation
And to Gideon were seventy sons going out of his thigh: for many women were to him.
King James 2000
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons, his own offspring: for he had many wives.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now Gideon had seventy sons, {his own offspring}, for he had many wives.
Modern King James verseion
And Gideon had seventy sons, begotten of his body. For he had many wives.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten, for he had many wives.
NET Bible
Gideon fathered seventy sons through his many wives.
New Heart English Bible
Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.
The Emphasized Bible
And, Gideon, had seventy sons, sprung from his own loins, - for, many wives, had he.
Webster
And Gideon had seventy sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.
World English Bible
Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.
Themes
gideon » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Weakened by prosperity
Jerubbaal » Called the mighty man of valour, characteristics of, » Weakened by prosperity
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 8:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gideon's Legacy
29 And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth and dwelleth in his own house, 30 and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives; 31 and his concubine, who is in Shechem, hath born to him -- even she -- a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Judges 9:2
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which is good for you -- the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? -- and ye have remembered that I am your bone and your flesh.'
Judges 9:5
and he goeth into the house of his father at Ophrah, and slayeth his brethren, sons of Jerubbaal, seventy men, on one stone; and Jotham, youngest son of Jerubbaal, is left, for he was hidden.
Genesis 2:24
therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.
Genesis 7:7
And Noah goeth in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, unto the ark, from the presence of the waters of the deluge;
Genesis 46:26
All the persons who are coming to Jacob to Egypt, coming out of his thigh, apart from the wives of Jacob's sons, all the persons are sixty and six.
Exodus 1:5
And all the persons coming out of the thigh of Jacob are seventy persons; as to Joseph, he was in Egypt.
Deuteronomy 17:17
And he doth not multiply to himself wives, and his heart doth not turn aside, and silver and gold he doth not multiply to himself -- exceedingly.
Judges 10:4
and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which are in the land of Gilead;
Judges 12:9
and he hath thirty sons and thirty daughters, he hath sent without and thirty daughters hath brought in to his sons from without; and he judgeth Israel seven years.
Judges 12:14
and he hath forty sons, and thirty grandsons, riding on seventy ass-colts, and he judgeth Israel eight years.
2 Samuel 3:2-5
And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,
2 Samuel 5:13-16
And David taketh again concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after his coming from Hebron, and there are born again to David sons and daughters.
1 Kings 11:3
And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
2 Kings 10:1
And Ahab hath seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu writeth letters, and sendeth to Samaria, unto the heads of Jezreel, the elders, and unto the supporters of Ahab, saying,
Malachi 2:15
And He did not make one only, And He hath the remnant of the Spirit. And what is the one alone! He is seeking a godly seed. And ye have been watchful over your spirit, And with the wife of thy youth, None doth deal treacherously.
Matthew 19:5-8
and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh?
Ephesians 5:31-33
for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be -- the two -- for one flesh;'