Gideon

Gideon is called by God to free Israel from the Midianites. With a group of 300 soldiers, he attacks the Midianites and drives them away. The Israelites then ask him to reign over them, but he refuses. But although Gideon is officially not a king of Israel, he in fact behaves like one.

The Name Gideon

Related Bible passages

Judges 6 Judges 7 Hebrews 11.32 Judges 8 Judith 8.1 1 Samuel 12.11 2 Samuel 11.21

Read more?

With a free BibleSA account, you can:

Read other translations in all official languages.
Listen to the Bible (11 translations are already available).
Compare different Bible translations.
Personalise your experience by including your own notes and highlights. You will also be able to view your notes and highlights separately.
Access to over 1100+ topics and background articles in English and Afrikaans and 52 full colour maps.

v.4.25.2

Find us on