Judges 6:2

And they were grievously oppressed by them. And they made themselves dens and eaves in the mountains, and strong holds to resist.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

In Context

1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hand of Madian seven years.

3And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations came up:

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:47Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:

Judges 10:9Insomuch that the children of Ammon passing over the Jordan, wasted Juda and Benjamin and Ephraim: and Israel was distressed exceedingly.

1 Samuel 14:11So both of them discovered themselves to the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said: Behold the Hebrews come forth out of the holes wherein they were hid.

Hebrews 11:38Of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts, in mountains, and in dens, and in caved of the earth.

Matthew Henry on Judges 6:2-7

The Inroads of the Midianites. ( b. c. 1249.) 1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 4 And they… Read the whole commentary →

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