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and they crossed over and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. <a href="/nasb_/judges/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the people of the east assembled together; and they crossed over and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. <a href="/nasb/judges/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east assembled themselves; and they crossed over and camped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/nasb77/judges/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east assembled themselves; and they crossed over and camped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/lsb/judges/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of the east assembled themselves; and they crossed over and camped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/amp/judges/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east assembled together; and they crossed over [the Jordan] and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. <a href="/csb/judges/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All the Midianites, Amalekites, and people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Jezreel Valley. <a href="/hcsb/judges/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All the Midianites, Amalekites, and Qedemites gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. <a href="/asv/judges/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/cev/judges/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> All the Midianites, Amalekites, and other eastern nations got together and crossed the Jordan River. Then they invaded the land of Israel and set up camp in Jezreel Valley. <a href="/erv/judges/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel <a href="/gwt/judges/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All of Midian, Amalek, and Kedem combined their armies, crossed [the Jordan River], and camped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/gnt/judges/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the desert tribes assembled, crossed the Jordan River, and camped in Jezreel Valley. <a href="/isv/judges/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and certain groups from the east gathered together, crossed the Jordan River, and set up camp in the Jezreel Valley. <a href="/msb/judges/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. <a href="/net/judges/6.htm">NET Bible</a> All the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people from the east assembled. They crossed the Jordan River and camped in the Jezreel Valley. <a href="/nheb/judges/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then all Midian and Amalek and the Kedemites assembled themselves together; and they crossed over, and camped in the Valley of Jezreel. <a href="/wbt/judges/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east were assembled, and went over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/web/judges/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And all Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east have been gathered together, and pass over, and encamp in the Valley of Jezreel, <a href="/ylt/judges/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And all Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east have been gathered together, and pass over, and encamp in the valley of Jezreel, <a href="/slt/judges/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all Midian and Amalek, and the sons of the east were gathered together, and they will pass over and they will encamp in the valley of Jezreel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now all Madian, and Amalec, and the eastern people were gathered together, and passing over the Jordan, camped in the valley of Jezrael. <a href="/cpdv/judges/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, all of Midian, and Amalek, and the eastern peoples were gathered together. And crossing the Jordan, they encamped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/nabre/judges/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Then all Midian and Amalek and the Kedemites mustered and crossed over into the valley of Jezreel, where they encamped. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people of the east came together, and crossing the Jordan they encamped in the Valley of Jezreel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the Rakimites were gathered together, and went over and encamped in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/hpbt/judges/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the sons of Raqem were gathered as one and they crossed over and they camped in the valley of Yizrael<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. <a href="/sep/judges/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all Madiam, and Amalek, and the sons of the east gathered themselves together, and encamped in the valley of Jezrael. <a href="/parallel/judges/6-33.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=1826" 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/6.htm">The Sign of the Fleece</a> 33<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Then all</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.">the Midianites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6002.htm" title="6002: wa·‘ă·mā·lêq (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Esau, also his posterity. Probably of foreign origin; Amalek, a descendant of Esau; also his posterity and their country.">Amalekites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê- (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and other people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: qe·ḏem (N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">of the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: ne·’es·p̄ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘aḇ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">crossed over the Jordan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2583.htm" title="2583: way·ya·ḥă·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline; by implication, to decline; specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. To encamp.">and camped</a> <a href="/hebrew/6010.htm" title="6010: bə·‘ê·meq (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A vale. From amaq; a vale.">in the Valley</a> <a href="/hebrew/3157.htm" title="3157: yiz·rə·‘el (N-proper-fs) -- From zara' and 'el; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites.">of Jezreel.</a> 34So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.…<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="/judges/7-12.htm">Judges 7:12</a> Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore. <a href="/judges/3-27.htm">Judges 3:27</a> On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader. <a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10</a> Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen. <a href="/1_samuel/12-9.htm">1 Samuel 12:9</a> But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. <a href="/1_samuel/13-5.htm">1 Samuel 13:5</a> Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven. <a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1</a> Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it. <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-15</a> Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah. / So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah. / Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.” ... <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 83:9-12</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="/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="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a> Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. <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="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a> Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-4</a> For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.then all<a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Psalm 3:1</a> A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.<a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Psalm 27:2,3</a> When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell… <a href="/psalms/118-10.htm">Psalm 118:10-12</a> All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them… children<a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Judges 6:3</a> 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;<a href="/judges/8-10.htm">Judges 8:10,11</a> Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword… <a href="/1_chronicles/5-19.htm">1 Chronicles 5:19</a> And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.went over<a href="/judges/7-24.htm">Judges 7:24</a> And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.<a href="/joshua/3-16.htm">Joshua 3:16</a> That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.the valley<a href="/joshua/17-16.htm">Joshua 17:16</a> And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Bethshean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel.<a href="/joshua/19-18.htm">Joshua 19:18</a> And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,<a href="/1_kings/18-45.htm">1 Kings 18:45</a> And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/judges/6-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/joshua/4-11.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">East</a> <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Eastern</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/joshua/19-18.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/judges/3-22.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Mid'ianites</a> <a href="/judges/3-26.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/judges/6-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/judges/5-15.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Amalek</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Amalekites</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Amal'ekites</a> <a href="/judges/7-23.htm">Assembled</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Camped</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Crossed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">Crossing</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">East</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Eastern</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Encamped</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-43.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/judges/6-35.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/judges/7-24.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Midianites</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Mid'ianites</a> <a href="/judges/8-4.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Pitched</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/judges/6-34.htm">Together</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Valley</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 6</div>1. <a href="/judges/6-1.htm">The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian</a> 8. <a href="/judges/6-8.htm">A prophet rebukes them</a> 11. <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance</a> 17. <a href="/judges/6-17.htm">Gideon's present is consumed with fire</a> 24. <a href="/judges/6-24.htm">Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom</a> 28. <a href="/judges/6-28.htm">Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal</a> 33. <a href="/judges/6-33.htm">Gideon's army</a> 36. <a href="/judges/6-36.htm">Gideon's signs</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/6.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/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then all the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east gathered together This phrase highlights the coalition of enemies that Israel faced. The Midianites and Amalekites were recurring adversaries of Israel, often representing forces of oppression and idolatry. The "people of the east" likely refers to nomadic tribes from the Arabian desert, emphasizing the widespread threat against Israel. Historically, these groups were known for their raids and plundering, which left Israel impoverished and desperate. This gathering signifies a formidable alliance, reminiscent of the spiritual battles believers face, where multiple forces of evil unite against God's people.crossed over the Jordan The Jordan River served as a significant geographical and symbolic boundary for Israel. Crossing it often marked a transition into a new phase of conflict or conquest. For the invading forces, crossing the Jordan represented an aggressive move into Israelite territory, echoing the earlier Israelite crossing under Joshua, but now with hostile intent. This crossing can be seen as a reversal of the blessings associated with the Promised Land, as foreign powers sought to dominate and oppress God's chosen people.and camped in the Valley of Jezreel The Valley of Jezreel, a fertile and strategic location in northern Israel, was often a battleground due to its agricultural richness and central position. It was a place where significant biblical events occurred, including battles and prophetic actions. The encampment of enemy forces here underscores the threat to Israel's sustenance and security. This valley would later be associated with prophetic visions of judgment and redemption, symbolizing the ongoing spiritual warfare and the ultimate victory of God's kingdom. The gathering of enemies in Jezreel foreshadows the need for divine intervention, pointing to the deliverance that God would bring through Gideon, a type of Christ who delivers His people from oppression.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/midianites.htm">Midianites</a> A nomadic people who were oppressing Israel during the time of the Judges. They were descendants of Midian, a son of Abraham by Keturah. 2. <a href="/topical/a/amalekites.htm">Amalekites</a> A perennial enemy of Israel, descended from Esau. They were known for their guerrilla warfare tactics and were often in conflict with the Israelites. 3. <a href="/topical/e/eastern_peoples.htm">Eastern Peoples</a> This term refers to various nomadic tribes from the east of Israel, often associated with the Midianites and Amalekites in their raids. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jordan_river.htm">Jordan River</a> A significant geographical boundary in Israel, often symbolizing a crossing into new phases or challenges in biblical accounts. 5. <a href="/topical/v/valley_of_jezreel.htm">Valley of Jezreel</a> A fertile valley in northern Israel, often a site of battles due to its strategic importance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_warfare.htm">Understanding Spiritual Warfare</a> Just as Israel faced physical enemies, Christians face spiritual battles. Recognize the forces that oppose God's people and prepare spiritually. <a href="/topical/u/unity_of_the_enemy.htm">Unity of the Enemy</a> The coalition of Midianites, Amalekites, and other tribes shows how opposition can unite against God's purposes. Be aware of how different challenges can converge in our lives. <a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a> Despite overwhelming odds, God raises up deliverers like Gideon. Trust in God's power to deliver us from seemingly insurmountable challenges. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> Gideon's account encourages believers to step out in faith, even when the odds are against them. Faith requires action, not just belief. <a href="/topical/s/strategic_importance_of_obedience.htm">Strategic Importance of Obedience</a> The Valley of Jezreel was a strategic location. Similarly, obedience to God places us in strategic positions for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 6</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_manasseh_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Manasseh?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_gideon_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gideon, also known as Jerubbaal, in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_evidence_supports_biblical_judges.htm">Judges 2:16-19 speaks of God raising up judges to deliver Israel, but what historical or archaeological data support the existence of these specific judges?</a> <a href="/q/summarize_gideon's_bible_story..htm">What is the summary of Gideon's story in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) Then all the Midianites.--See <a href="/judges/6-3.htm" title="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;">Judges 6:3</a>. They came down for their usual annual raid to get the wheat which, doubtless, thousands besides Gideon had been gathering in and threshing in secret places as soon as it was barely ripe.In the valley of Jezreel.--As the Philistines did afterwards (<a href="/1_samuel/29-1.htm" title="Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.">1Samuel 29:1</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/29-11.htm" title="So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.">1Samuel 29:11</a>). Crossing the fords near Bethshean, they were probably encamped, not in the broad part of the plain of Jezreel, but in the valley between Gilboa and Little Hermon. The word Jezreel means "God's sowing." (See <a href="/hosea/2-22.htm" title="And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.">Hosea 2:22</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - The Midianites, etc. See ver. 3, note. The valley of Jezreel. Rather, the plain, "the great plain of Esdraelon," as the Book of Judith styles it (Judith 1:8; see <a href="/judges/4-13.htm">Judges 4:13</a>, note). The great plain of Jezreel, or Esdraelon (which is the Greek form of the name), through which the Kishon flows, is eight hours in length from east to west, and five hours (twelve miles) in breadth from north to south. It is described as "a very extensive and fertile plain shut in between the mountain ranges of Samaria and Mount Carmel on the south, and of Galilee on the north," and extending from the Mediterranean at the Gulf of Caipha, or Haipha, to the valley of the Jordan. The access to it from the fords of Jordan in the neighbourhood of Bethshan (or Beishan, called by the Greeks Scythopolis) made it the natural place for invasion by the wild tribes east of Jordan, as it is to this day. Particular parts of this great plain are called "the valley, of Megiddo" and "the plain of Samaria." For a full account of the plain of Esdraelon see Stanley, 'Sinai and Palestine,' ch. 9. Went over, i.e. crossed the Jordan. It appears from vers. 3-5 that these invasions were repeated at certain seasons. When they had plundered all they could get, and eaten up all the produce of the land, they would go back for a while to their own country east of Jordan, and then return again. So they did now, but they met with a different reception this time. <a href="/commentaries/judges/6-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Midianites, מִדְיָ֧ן (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 Amalekites, וַעֲמָלֵ֛ק (wa·‘ă·mā·lêq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6002.htm">Strong's 6002: </a> Amalek -- a descendant of Esau, also his posterity and other people וּבְנֵי־ (ū·ḇə·nê-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of the East קֶ֖דֶם (qe·ḏem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> The front, of place, time gathered נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ (ne·’es·p̄ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove together, יַחְדָּ֑ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> A unit, unitedly crossed over [the Jordan], וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ (way·ya·‘aḇ·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on and camped וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (way·ya·ḥă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2583.htm">Strong's 2583: </a> To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp in the Valley בְּעֵ֥מֶק (bə·‘ê·meq) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6010.htm">Strong's 6010: </a> A vale of Jezreel. יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ (yiz·rə·‘el) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3157.htm">Strong's 3157: </a> Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/6-33.htm">Judges 6:33 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/6-33.htm">OT History: Judges 6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites (Jd Judg. 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