Judges 8:27

And Gideon made thereof an Ephod, and set it up in his own city, in Ophrah, and all Israel went unchastely astray after it there,—so it became, to Gideon and to his house, a snare.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

In Context

26And so it was, that the weight of the nose-rings of gold which he requested, was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold,—besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the raiment of purple that were upon the kings of Midian, and besides the ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.

28Thus was Midian subdued, before the sons of Israel, neither did they again lift up their head,—and the land had rest forty years, in the days of Gideon.

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Cross References

Exodus 28:6And they shall make the ephod,—of gold, blue and purple crimson and fine-twined linen, the work of a skilful weaver.

Exodus 34:16And thou wilt take of his daughters for thy sons,—And his daughters will go unchastely after their gods, And will cause thy sons to go unchastely after their gods.

Deuteronomy 7:25The carved images of their gods, shalt thou consume with fire,—thou shalt not covet the silver and gold upon them to take unto thee, lest thou be ensnared thereby; for the abomination of Yahweh thy God, it is;

Judges 2:2But, ye, must not solemnise a covenant with the inhabitants of this land, Their altars, must ye tear down,—But ye have not hearkened unto my voice, what is this ye have done?

Judges 6:11Then came the messenger of Yahweh, and sat down under the oak which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite; and, Gideon his son, was beating out wheat in the winepress, to escape the notice of the Midianites;

Judges 8:32And Gideon, son of Joash, died in a good old age,—and was buried in the grave of Joash his father, in Ophrah, of the Abiezrites.

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:23-29

Gideon Declines the Proffered Crown. ( b. c. 1249.) 22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were… Read the whole commentary →

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