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Now the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. <a href="/nlt/judges/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> So Gideon collected the provisions and rams’ horns of the other warriors and sent them home. But he kept the 300 men with him. The Midianite camp was in the valley just below Gideon. <a href="/esv/judges/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> So the people took provisions in their hands, and their trumpets. And he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the 300 men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/bsb/judges/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. <a href="/kjv/judges/7.htm">King James Bible</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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/7.htm">New King James Version</a> So the people took provisions and their trumpets in their hands. And he sent away all the rest of Israel, every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/nasb_/judges/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So the three hundred men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets in their hands. And Gideon dismissed all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/nasb/judges/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> So the 300 men took the people&#8217s provisions and their trumpets into their hands. And Gideon sent all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/nasb77/judges/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So the 300 men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets into their hands. And Gideon sent all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/lsb/judges/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So the 300 men took the people’s provisions and their trumpets into their hands. And Gideon sent all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but retained the 300 men; and the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/amp/judges/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So the three hundred men took people’s provisions [for the journey] and their trumpets [made of rams’ horns] in their hands. And Gideon sent [away] all the other men of Israel, each to his tent, but kept the three hundred men. And the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/csb/judges/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So Gideon sent all the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred troops, who took the provisions and their ram’s horns. The camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/hcsb/judges/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So Gideon sent all the Israelites to their tents but kept the 300, who took the people&#8217s provisions and their trumpets. The camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/asv/judges/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/cev/judges/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then Gideon gave these orders, "You 300 men stay here. The rest of you may go home, but leave your food and trumpets with us." Gideon's army camp was on top of a hill overlooking the Midianite camp in the valley. <a href="/erv/judges/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/gwt/judges/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So Gideon sent the other men of Israel home, but the 300 men who stayed kept all the supplies and rams' horns. The camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/gnt/judges/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> So Gideon sent all the Israelites home, except the three hundred, who kept all the supplies and trumpets. The Midianite camp was below them in the valley. <a href="/isv/judges/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> So the soldiers took provisions with them, along with their trumpets, and Gideon sent all the rest of the soldiers of Israel back to their own tents, but he retained the 300 men. And the Midian encampment was below him in the valley. <a href="/msb/judges/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents but kept the three hundred men, who took charge of the provisions and rams? horns of the others. And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley. <a href="/net/judges/7.htm">NET Bible</a> The men who were chosen took supplies and their trumpets. Gideon sent all the men of Israel back to their homes; he kept only three hundred men. Now the Midianites were camped down below in the valley. <a href="/nheb/judges/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men. And the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/wbt/judges/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent of all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men. And the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/web/judges/7.htm">World English Bible</a> So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of the men of Israel to their own tents, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the people take the provision in their hand, and their horns, and he has sent every man of Israel away, each to his tents; and he has kept hold on the three hundred men, and the camp of Midian has been by him at the lower part of the valley. <a href="/ylt/judges/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the people take the provision in their hand, and their trumpets, and every man of Israel he hath sent away, each to his tents; and on the three hundred men he hath kept hold, and the camp of Midian hath been by him at the lower part of the valley. <a href="/slt/judges/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the people will take food in their hand and their trumpets: and he sent all the men of Israel a man to his tent, and by the three hundred men he was strengthened: and the camp of Midian was to him beneath in the valley.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> So taking victuals and trumpets according to their number, he ordered all the rest of the multitude to depart to their tents: and he with the three hundred gave himself to the battle. Now the camp of Madian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/cpdv/judges/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, taking food and trumpets in accord with their number, he instructed all the rest of the multitude to go back to their tents. And with the three hundred men, he gave himself to the conflict. Now the camp of Midian was below, in the valley. <a href="/nabre/judges/7.htm">New American Bible</a> They took up such supplies as the soldiers had with them, as well as their horns, and Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents, but kept the three hundred men. Now the camp of Midian was below him in the valley. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So he took the jars of the troops from their hands, and their trumpets; and he sent all the rest of Israel back to their own tents, but retained the three hundred. The camp of Midian was below him in the valley.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So the people took their provisions in their hands and their trumpets; and he dismissed all the children of Israel every man to his possession and to his tent, and he relied upon those three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/hpbt/judges/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all the people took their provisions in their hands and their trumpets and he sent away all the sons of Israel, each man to his inheritance and to his tent, and by the three hundred men he was comforted, and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> So they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley. <a href="/sep/judges/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they took the provision of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent away every man of Israel each to his tent, and he strengthened the three hundred; and the army of Madiam were beneath him in the valley. <a href="/parallel/judges/7-8.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=2006" 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's Army of Three Hundred</a> …7Then the LORD said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped the water I will save you and deliver the Midianites into your hand. But all the others are to go home.” 8<a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·laḥ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">So Gideon sent</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the rest of</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: lə·’ō·hā·lāw (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">to their tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: he·ḥĕ·zîq (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">but kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·ḇiš·lōš- (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">the three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3967.htm" title="3967: mê·’ō·wṯ (Number-fp) -- Hundred. Or metyah; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction.">hundred</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: 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/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">who took</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/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">charge of</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6720.htm" title="6720: ṣê·ḏāh (N-fs) -- Provision, food. Or tsedah; feminine of tsayid; food.">the provisions</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·wp̄·rō·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">and rams’ horns</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the others.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ū·ma·ḥă·nêh (Conj-w:: N-csc) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: miḏ·yān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">of Midian</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">lay</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">below</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: bā·‘ê·meq (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">in the valley.</a> <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/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a> But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” <a href="/1_samuel/14-6.htm">1 Samuel 14:6-7</a> Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.” / His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” <a href="/2_chronicles/20-15.htm">2 Chronicles 20:15-17</a> And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. / Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel. / You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’” <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10-13</a> Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ... <a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a> So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a> But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence. <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. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a> But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">Joshua 6:2-5</a> And the LORD said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor. / March around the city with all the men of war, circling the city one time. Do this for six days. / Have seven priests carry seven rams’ horns in front of the ark. Then on the seventh day, march around the city seven times, while the priests blow the horns. ... <a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45-47</a> But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. / This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Psalm 33:16-19</a> No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. / A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. / Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion ... <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a> What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? <a href="/2_kings/6-16.htm">2 Kings 6:16-17</a> “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” / Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. <a href="/philippians/4-13.htm">Philippians 4:13</a> I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-1.htm">Deuteronomy 20:1-4</a> When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you. / When you are about to go into battle, the priest is to come forward and address the army, / saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man to his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.trumpets<a href="/judges/3-27.htm">Judges 3:27</a> And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them.<a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24</a> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.<a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a> Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.in the valley<a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/2-11.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Host</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/numbers/31-43.htm">People's</a> <a href="/joshua/9-14.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/philemon/1-13.htm">Retained</a> <a href="/judges/5-26.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/judges/7-7.htm">Three</a> <a href="/joshua/6-20.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/joshua/9-14.htm">Victuals</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/22-37.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/judges/7-9.htm">Host</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/judges/7-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-15.htm">People's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-20.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Retained</a> <a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Three</a> <a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/judges/17-10.htm">Victuals</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So Gideon sent the rest of the Israelites to their tents Gideon's decision to send the majority of his troops home is a demonstration of faith and obedience to God's command. Earlier in <a href="/judges/7.htm">Judges 7</a>, God instructed Gideon to reduce his army to prevent Israel from boasting that their own strength saved them. This act reflects a recurring biblical theme where God uses a faithful remnant to achieve His purposes, as seen in stories like Noah's family during the flood and the remnant of Israel in exile.but kept the three hundred men The selection of the 300 men is significant, as it highlights God's power in using a small, seemingly inadequate force to achieve victory. This echoes the biblical principle that God often chooses the weak and foolish things of the world to shame the strong and wise (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27</a>). The number 300 is not symbolic in itself but serves to emphasize the miraculous nature of the impending victory.who took charge of the provisions and rams’ horns of the others The provisions and rams' horns (shofars) are practical and symbolic. The provisions indicate readiness for battle, while the rams' horns are instruments of war and worship, used to signal and rally troops. The shofar is also associated with significant biblical events, such as the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6) and the proclamation of the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a>), symbolizing God's intervention and deliverance.And the camp of Midian lay below him in the valley The geographical setting underscores the strategic advantage given by God. The Midianites' position in the valley makes them vulnerable to surprise attacks from the higher ground. This setting is reminiscent of other biblical battles where God grants victory against overwhelming odds, such as David's triumph over Goliath (1 Samuel 17). The valley also symbolizes a place of testing and decision, as seen in the Valley of Jehoshaphat (<a href="/joel/3-2.htm">Joel 3:2</a>), where God judges the nations.<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 oppression of the Midianites. Known for his initial hesitance and need for reassurance from God, Gideon becomes a mighty warrior through faith and obedience. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_three_hundred_men.htm">The Three Hundred Men</a> A select group of warriors chosen by God through Gideon to defeat the Midianites. Their selection was based on their method of drinking water, demonstrating God's power in using the few to overcome the many. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God, who were oppressed by the Midianites due to their disobedience. They are sent back to their tents, highlighting God's plan to deliver them through a small, faithful remnant. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_midianites.htm">The Midianites</a> A nomadic people who oppressed Israel for seven years. They are encamped in the valley, representing the formidable enemy that God would deliver into Gideon's hands. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_valley.htm">The Valley</a> The geographical location where the Midianite camp was situated, symbolizing the low point of Israel's oppression and the stage for God's miraculous deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_selection.htm">God's Sovereignty in Selection</a> God chooses whom He will use, often selecting the unlikely or the few to accomplish His purposes, demonstrating His sovereignty and power. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_numbers.htm">Faith Over Numbers</a> Victory in God's kingdom is not dependent on numbers or human strength but on faith and obedience to His commands. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_provision.htm">Preparation and Provision</a> The 300 men took provisions and trumpets, symbolizing readiness and reliance on God's provision rather than human resources. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Even when God's methods seem unconventional or insufficient by human standards, trust in His plan leads to victory. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The battle against the Midianites is a reminder of the spiritual battles believers face, where reliance on God and His strategies is crucial.<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/is_an_enemy's_dream_proof_of_victory.htm">In Judges 7:13-14, does relying on an enemy soldier's dream as proof of victory raise questions about historical plausibility?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_judges_7_contradict_1_chron_21.htm">Why does Judges 7 seemingly contradict other biblical passages that emphasize the need for adequate numbers in battle (e.g., 1 Chronicles 21:1-5)?</a> <a href="/q/judges_12_1-7__unity_or_conflict.htm">Judges 12:1-7 - How does the narrative align with or contradict earlier portrayals of tribal unity and cooperation in Judges?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_gideon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, in the Bible?</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>(8) So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets.--The E.V. here differs from most of the ancient versions (e.g., the LXX., the Chaldee, the Vulgate, &c.), which render it, "And they (the 300) took the provisions and trumpets of the people (the 9,700) in their hands." This is also the explanation of Rabbi Kimchi, Levi Ben Gerson, &c. Provisions would be scarce in the neighbourhood of so vast a host, and it would be the desire of all that the brave 300 should be well supplied. The reason for taking 300 rams' horns would soon appear; and, indeed, but for this verse we might well wonder how each of the 300 came to have a horn of his own. Their "pitchers" were probably those in which the provisions had been carried. <a href="/commentaries/judges/7-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Gideon sent שִׁלַּח֙ (šil·laḥ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out the rest of כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Israelites אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person to their tents לְאֹֽהָלָ֔יו (lə·’ō·hā·lāw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent but kept הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק (he·ḥĕ·zîq) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the three וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־ (ū·ḇiš·lōš-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice hundred מֵא֥וֹת (mê·’ō·wṯ) Number - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3967.htm">Strong's 3967: </a> A hundred men, הָאִ֖ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who took וַיִּקְח֣וּ (way·yiq·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take charge of בְּיָדָ֜ם (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 the provisions צֵדָה֩ (ṣê·ḏāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6720.htm">Strong's 6720: </a> Provision, food and trumpets שׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם (šō·wp̄·rō·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> A cornet, curved horn of the others. הָעָ֨ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock And וְאֵ֨ת (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case the camp וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (ū·ma·ḥă·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> An encampment, an army of Midian מִדְיָ֔ן (miḏ·yān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled lay הָ֥יָה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be below מִתַּ֥חַת (mit·ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of him ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 in the valley. בָּעֵֽמֶק׃ (bā·‘ê·meq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> A vale <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/7-8.htm">Judges 7:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/7-8.htm">OT History: Judges 7:8 So the people took food in their (Jd Judg. 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