Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Judges 5:8
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
BSB text & permissions
They chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
KJV text & permissions
They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
WEB text & permissions
ASVAmerican Standard Version
They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?
ASV text & permissions
BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.
BLB text & permissions
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Judges 5
6 In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
7 Life in the villages ceased; it ended in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, a mother in Israel.
8 When they chose new gods, then war came to their gates. Not a shield or spear was found among forty thousand in Israel.
9 My heart is with the princes of Israel, with the volunteers among the people. Bless the LORD!
10 You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
Read the full chapter →