Judges 16:31
The Scripture
(31) Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After Gideon’s death the people of Israel were left without a leader and Abimelech, Gideon’s son, seized the opportunity to rule. He gathered the men of the tribe of Manasseh and offered to fight, but his plan was quickly uncovered and he was killed by the people. The chapter shows how rebellion and pride can lead to disaster and how the nation must rely on God’s protection.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
John 19:39John 19:40John 19:41John 19:42Judges 13:2Judges 13:25Joshua 19:41Judges 15:20
Related verses (shared words)
II Chronicles 2:10Judges 10:2I Kings 6:20Ezekiel 45:12Genesis 49:31