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They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. <a href="/nlt/judges/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> It was just after midnight, after the changing of the guard, when Gideon and the 100 men with him reached the edge of the Midianite camp. Suddenly, they blew the rams’ horns and broke their clay jars. <a href="/esv/judges/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch. And they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands. <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands. <a href="/kjv/judges/7.htm">King James Bible</a> So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/nkjv/judges/7.htm">New King James Version</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/nasb_/judges/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle night watch, when they had just posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/nasb/judges/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/nasb77/judges/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just posted the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/lsb/judges/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set up the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/amp/judges/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when the guards had just been changed, and they blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/csb/judges/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Gideon and the hundred men who were with him went to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch after the sentries had been stationed. They blew their ram’s horns and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/hcsb/judges/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Gideon and the 100 men who were with him went to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch after the sentries had been stationed. They blew their trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/asv/judges/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/cev/judges/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Gideon and his group reached the edge of the enemy camp a few hours after dark, just after the new guards had come on duty. Gideon and his soldiers blew their trumpets and smashed the clay jars that were hiding the torches. <a href="/erv/judges/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/gwt/judges/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Gideon and his 100 men came to the edge of the camp. It was the beginning of the midnight watch just at the change of the guards. They blew their rams' horns and smashed the jars they were holding in their hands. <a href="/gnt/judges/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Gideon and his one hundred men came to the edge of the camp a while before midnight, just after the guard had been changed. Then they blew the trumpets and broke the jars they were holding, <a href="/isv/judges/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Gideon and the 100 men with him arrived at the outer perimeter of the encampment at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had posted sentries. They blew their trumpets and smashed the jars that they were carrying in their hands. <a href="/msb/judges/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands. <a href="/net/judges/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Gideon took a hundred men to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guards. They blew their trumpets and broke the jars they were carrying. <a href="/nheb/judges/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/wbt/judges/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/web/judges/7.htm">World English Bible</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch. Then they blew the trumpets and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Gideon comes—and the hundred men who [are] with him—into the extremity of the camp, [at] the beginning of the middle watch (they had just posted watchmen), and they blow with horns—also dashing in pieces the pitchers which [are] in their hand; <a href="/ylt/judges/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Gideon cometh -- and the hundred men who are with him -- into the extremity of the camp, at the beginning of the middle watch (it hath only just confirmed the watchmen), and they blow with trumpets -- dashing in pieces also the pitchers which are in their hand; <a href="/slt/judges/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Gideon will go and the hundred men that are with him, to the extremity of the, camp, the beginning of the middle watch; only now rising up they raised up those watching: and they will strike upon the trumpets, and they brake the buckets that are in their hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Gedeon, and the three hundred men that were with him, went into part of the camp, at the beginning of the midnight watch, and the watchmen being alarmed, they began to sound their trumpets, and to clap the pitchers one against another. <a href="/cpdv/judges/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Gideon, and the three hundred men who were with him, entered a portion of the camp, at the beginning of the watch in the middle of the night. And when the guards were alerted, they began to sound the trumpets and to clap the pitchers against one another. <a href="/nabre/judges/7.htm">New American Bible</a> So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the posting of the guards. They blew the horns and broke the jars they were holding. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Gideon and the hundred who were with him came to the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, when they had just set the watch; and they blew the trumpets and smashed the jars that were in their hands.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So Gideon and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers. <a href="/hpbt/judges/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Gedun entered and a hundred men who were with him at the head of the camp in the middle watch and they securely set the guards<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outermost part of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch, when they had but newly set the watch; and they blew the horns, and broke in pieces the pitchers that were in their hands. <a href="/sep/judges/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Gedeon and the hundred men that were with him came to the extremity of the army in the beginning of the middle watch; and they completely roused the guards, and sounded with the horns, and they broke the pitchers that were in their hands, <a href="/parallel/judges/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=2138" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Gideon Defeats Midian</a> …18When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’ ” 19<a href="/hebrew/1439.htm" title="1439: ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A judge of Isr. From gada'; feller; Gidon, an Israelite.">Gideon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: ū·mê·’āh- (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">and the hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">reached</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: biq·ṣêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">the outskirts</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·neh (Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">of the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rōš (N-msc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">at the beginning</a> <a href="/hebrew/8484.htm" title="8484: hat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Middle. Or tiykon; from tavek; central.">of the middle</a> <a href="/hebrew/821.htm" title="821: hā·’aš·mō·reṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A watch. Or bashmuwrah; or -ashmoreth; from shamar; a night watch.">watch,</a> <a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">just after</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hā·qêm (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">the changing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hê·qî·mū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: haš·šō·mə·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">of the guard.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: way·yiṯ·qə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">They blew</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">their horns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5310.htm" title="5310: wə·nā·p̄ō·wṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To dash to pieces, scatter. A primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter.">and broke</a> <a href="/hebrew/3537.htm" title="3537: hak·kad·dîm (Art:: N-fp) -- A jar. From an unused root meaning to deepen; properly, a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes.">the jars</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that were</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in their hands.</a> 20The three companies blew their horns and shattered their jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, they shouted, “A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24-25</a> At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion. / He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!” <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">Joshua 6:20</a> So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it. <a href="/1_samuel/14-20.htm">1 Samuel 14:20</a> Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor. <a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-23</a> The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. <a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4</a> For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor. <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Isaiah 10:26</a> And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt. <a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">Psalm 83:9-11</a> Do to them as You did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon, / who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground. / Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna, <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Psalm 27:1-3</a> Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? / When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell. / Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust. <a href="/psalms/118-10.htm">Psalm 118:10-12</a> All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. / They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. / They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. <a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a> “You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ... <a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Matthew 25:6</a> At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ <a href="/luke/12-35.htm">Luke 12:35-38</a> Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. / Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. / Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. ... <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-4</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. / But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6-7</a> For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. / Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us. <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a> And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came to the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers that were in their hands.in the beginning<a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24</a> And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,<a href="/matthew/25-6.htm">Matthew 25:6</a> And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a> For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.they blew<a href="/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8</a> So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.brake<a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Judges 7:16</a> And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.<a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a> Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.<a href="/jeremiah/13-13.htm">Jeremiah 13:13,14</a> Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/judges/6-34.htm">Blew</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-17.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/judges/6-32.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/judges/6-32.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/judges/7-18.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/7-18.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/judges/7-11.htm">Line</a> <a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Newly</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outermost</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Outskirts</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/judges/5-30.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Pitchers</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">Posted</a> <a href="/judges/6-21.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/judges/7-18.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/numbers/34-3.htm">Start</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Stations</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/judges/7-18.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/judges/7-17.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/acts/12-19.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Beginning</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Blew</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/judges/7-21.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Jars</a> <a href="/judges/7-21.htm">Line</a> <a href="/judges/9-37.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/judges/15-15.htm">Newly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">Outer</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-5.htm">Outermost</a> <a href="/judges/12-9.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-27.htm">Outskirts</a> <a href="/judges/9-31.htm">Part</a> <a href="/judges/9-4.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Pitchers</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-24.htm">Posted</a> <a href="/judges/15-15.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-3.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Start</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Stations</a> <a href="/judges/7-21.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/judges/7-20.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/judges/9-32.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">Watchmen</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 7</div>1. <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Gideon's army of thirty-two thousand is brought to three hundred</a> 9. <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">He is encouraged by the dream and interpretation of the burley cake</a> 16. <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">His plan of trumpets and lamps in pitchers</a> 24. <a href="/judges/7-24.htm">The Ephraimites take Oreb and Zeeb</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number "hundred" signifies a small, divinely chosen group, emphasizing God's power rather than human strength. This reflects the biblical theme of God using the weak to confound the strong (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27</a>).reached the outskirts of the camp The Midianite camp was located in the Valley of Jezreel, a strategic location in ancient Israel. The Israelites' approach to the camp's outskirts signifies a tactical move, allowing them to surprise the enemy. This mirrors other biblical accounts where God leads His people to victory through unexpected means (<a href="/joshua/6-15.htm">Joshua 6:15-20</a>).at the beginning of the middle watch The middle watch was a period during the night, typically from 10 PM to 2 AM, when soldiers would be most vulnerable due to fatigue. This timing highlights God's strategic planning, ensuring the element of surprise. It also connects to other biblical narratives where God acts during the night (<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a>).just after the changing of the guard The changing of the guard was a routine military procedure, and attacking at this time would cause confusion and disarray among the Midianites. This reflects God's wisdom in using human practices to achieve His purposes, as seen in other biblical battles (<a href="/1_samuel/14-16.htm">1 Samuel 14:16-20</a>).They blew their horns The blowing of horns, or shofars, was a common practice in Israelite warfare, symbolizing God's presence and the call to battle. This act is reminiscent of the fall of Jericho, where the sound of trumpets preceded victory (<a href="/joshua/6-4.htm">Joshua 6:4-5</a>). It also signifies divine intervention and the proclamation of God's power.and broke the jars that were in their hands The breaking of jars served as a psychological tactic, creating noise and confusion. The jars likely concealed torches, and their breaking revealed the light, symbolizing the revelation of God's power and truth. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the light of the world (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), breaking through darkness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a> A judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the Midianites. Known for his initial hesitance and need for reassurance from God, Gideon ultimately demonstrates faith and obedience. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_hundred_men.htm">The Hundred Men</a> Part of the 300 men selected by God to accompany Gideon in the battle against the Midianites. Their small number highlights God's power in delivering victory through unlikely means. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_camp.htm">The Camp</a> Refers to the encampment of the Midianites, Amalekites, and other eastern peoples who were oppressing Israel. The camp was vast and intimidating, emphasizing the miraculous nature of Israel's victory. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_middle_watch.htm">The Middle Watch</a> A time during the night, typically from 10 PM to 2 AM, when the camp would be most vulnerable due to the change of guards and the deep sleep of the soldiers. 5. <a href="/topical/t/trumpets_and_jars.htm">Trumpets and Jars</a> Instruments used by Gideon and his men to create confusion and fear among the Midianites. The breaking of jars and the blowing of trumpets symbolize God's unconventional methods of warfare.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_in_weakness.htm">God's Power in Weakness</a> God often uses the weak and the few to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_plan.htm">Obedience to God's Plan</a> Gideon's victory was contingent upon his obedience to God's specific instructions, reminding us of the importance of following God's guidance even when it seems illogical. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> Gideon's initial fear was overcome by faith in God's promises, encouraging us to trust God in the face of overwhelming odds. <a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a> The timing of the attack during the middle watch shows God's perfect timing in orchestrating events for His glory and our good. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_trumpets_and_jars.htm">Symbolism of the Trumpets and Jars</a> The use of simple tools to achieve victory illustrates how God can use ordinary things in extraordinary ways for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 7</a> <a href="/q/how_did_shamgar_kill_600_philistines.htm">How could Shamgar realistically kill 600 Philistines with a single oxgoad (Judges 3:31)? </a> <a href="/q/how_is_'vanishing_like_smoke'_plausible.htm">Psalm 68:1–2: How can the defeat of enemies described as “vanishing like smoke” be understood in light of historical or scientific plausibility? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_an_army_flee_after_hearing_sounds.htm">2 Kings 7:6–7 — What natural or historical explanation accounts for an entire army fleeing upon hearing mysterious sounds? </a> <a href="/q/could_300_men_chase_thousands_alone.htm">Judges 8:4–5: Could 300 men realistically pursue thousands of Midianites without proper resources or logistical support? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) The middle watch.--The Jews anciently divided the night, from 6 P.M. to 6 A.M., into three watches (<a href="/exodus/14-24.htm" title="And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked to the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,">Exodus 14:24</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm" title="And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.">1Samuel 11:11</a>). The subsequent division into four watches of three hours each was borrowed from the Romans (<a href="/matthew/14-25.htm" title="And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.">Matthew 14:25</a>; <a href="/mark/6-48.htm" title="And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary to them: and about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.">Mark 6:48</a>). At the beginning of the middle watch--i.e., soon after 10 at night--would be the time at which the host would be buried in their first sleep.They had but newly set the watch.--Literally, scarcely--or. "just in rousing they roused the watch." The attack took place at the moment of confusion caused by changing the watch.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - The middle watch. The ancient Israelites divided the night into three watches of four hours each, from sunset to sunrise, i.e. from six p.m. to six a.m. The first watch, from six to ten, is not mentioned in the Old Testament; but we have the middle watch mentioned here (from ten to two), and the morning watch (from two till six): <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24</a> and <a href="/1_samuel/11-11.htm">1 Samuel 11:11</a>. According to this, Gideon's attack would have taken place soon after ten p.m., or towards eleven, the time when the sleep would be the deepest, the watchmen of the first watch having lately fallen into their first sleep. The later Israelites adopted the Roman division of the night into four watches (<a href="/matthew/14-25.htm">Matthew 14:25</a>; <a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Mark 6:48</a>; cf. <a href="/luke/12-38.htm">Luke 12:38</a>; <a href="/mark/13-35.htm">Mark 13:35</a>). <a href="/commentaries/judges/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Gideon גִ֠דְעוֹן (ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1439.htm">Strong's 1439: </a> Gideon -- a judge of Israel and the hundred וּמֵאָה־ (ū·mê·’āh-) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred men אִ֨ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person with him אִתּ֜וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among reached וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the outskirts בִּקְצֵ֣ה (biq·ṣêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity of the camp הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה (ham·ma·ḥă·neh) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army at the beginning רֹ֚אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of the middle הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה (hat·tî·ḵō·w·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8484.htm">Strong's 8484: </a> Central watch, הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת (hā·’aš·mō·reṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_821.htm">Strong's 821: </a> A night watch just after אַ֛ךְ (’aḵ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> A particle of affirmation, surely the changing הָקֵ֥ם (hā·qêm) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand of the guard. הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑ים (haš·šō·mə·rîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to They blew וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ (way·yiṯ·qə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman their trumpets בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹת (baš·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> A cornet, curved horn and broke וְנָפ֥וֹץ (wə·nā·p̄ō·wṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5310.htm">Strong's 5310: </a> To dash to pieces, scatter the jars הַכַּדִּ֖ים (hak·kad·dîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3537.htm">Strong's 3537: </a> A pail, earthenware, a jar that [were] אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that in their hands. בְּיָדָֽם׃ (bə·yā·ḏām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/7-19.htm">OT History: Judges 7:19 So Gideon and the hundred men who (Jd Judg. 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