Judges 7:18-22

Gideon's Three Hundred Men

18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp and shout, o 'For the Lord and for Gideon.'"

Gideon Defeats Midian

19 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. 20 Then the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held in their left hands the torches, and in their right hands the trumpets to blow. o And they cried out, "A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!" 21 Every man stood in his place around the camp, p and all the army ran. They cried out and fled. 22 q When they blew the 300 trumpets, r the Lord set s every man's sword against his comrade and against all the army. And the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, 1 as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 14:13 - 14
    And Moses said to the people, "Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.
    2 Chronicles 20:17
    You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand firm, hold your position, and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem.' Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you.
  2. Cross References
    Judges 7:18
    When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow the trumpets also on every side of all the camp and shout, 'For the Lord and for Gideon.'
  3. Cross References
    2 Kings 7:7
    So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.
  4. Cross References
    Joshua 6:4
    Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets.
    Joshua 6:16
    And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout, for the Lord has given you the city.
    Joshua 6:20
    So the people shouted, and the trumpets were blown. As soon as the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they captured the city.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 83:9
    Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the river Kishon.
    Isaiah 9:4
    For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
  6. Cross References
    1 Samuel 14:20
    Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle. And behold, every Philistine's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.
    2 Chronicles 20:23
    For the men of Ammon and Moab rose against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction, and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, they all helped to destroy one another.
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