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Judges 8:9
So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower!”
He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower!”
Hebrew Names Version
He spoke also to the men of Penu'el, saying, When I come again in shalom, I will break down this tower.
He spoke also to the men of Penu'el, saying, When I come again in shalom, I will break down this tower.
King James Version
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Lexham English Bible
And he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."
And he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."
English Standard Version
And he said to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."
And he said to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."
New Century Version
So Gideon said to the men of Peniel, "After I win the victory, I will return and pull down this tower."
So Gideon said to the men of Peniel, "After I win the victory, I will return and pull down this tower."
New English Translation
He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, "When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower."
He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, "When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower."
Amplified Bible
So Gideon said also to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will tear down this tower."
So Gideon said also to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will tear down this tower."
New American Standard Bible
So he said also to the men of Penuel, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."
So he said also to the men of Penuel, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayd also vnto the men of Penuel, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.
And he sayd also vnto the men of Penuel, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.
Legacy Standard Bible
But Michael the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"
But Michael the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"
Contemporary English Version
"I'll come back safe and sound," Gideon said, "but when I do, I'm going to tear down your tower!"
"I'll come back safe and sound," Gideon said, "but when I do, I'm going to tear down your tower!"
Complete Jewish Bible
So he answered the people of P'nu'el similarly, "When I return safe and sound, I will break down this tower!"
So he answered the people of P'nu'el similarly, "When I return safe and sound, I will break down this tower!"
Darby Translation
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Gideon said to the men of Penuel, "After I win the victory, I will come back here and pull this tower down."
So Gideon said to the men of Penuel, "After I win the victory, I will come back here and pull this tower down."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said also to the men of Penuel, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he said also to the men of Penuel, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Good News Translation
So he said to them, "I am going to come back safe and sound, and when I do, I will tear this tower down!"
So he said to them, "I am going to come back safe and sound, and when I do, I will tear this tower down!"
Literal Translation
And he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde also vnto the men of Penuel: Yf I come peaceably agayne, I wil breake downe this tower.
And he sayde also vnto the men of Penuel: Yf I come peaceably agayne, I wil breake downe this tower.
American Standard Version
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayd also vnto the men of Phanuel: When I come agayne in peace, I will breake downe this towre.
And he sayd also vnto the men of Phanuel: When I come agayne in peace, I will breake downe this towre.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.'
And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.'
King James Version (1611)
And he spake also vnto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.
And he spake also vnto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower.
And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower.
English Revised Version
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Berean Standard Bible
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, "When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!"
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, "When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And so he seide to hem, Whanne Y schal turne ayen ouercomere in pees, Y schal distrie this tour.
And so he seide to hem, Whanne Y schal turne ayen ouercomere in pees, Y schal distrie this tour.
Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'
And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'
Update Bible Version
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
World English Bible
He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
New King James Version
So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!"
So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!"
New Living Translation
So he said to the people of Peniel, "After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower."
So he said to the people of Peniel, "After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower."
New Life Bible
So he said to the men of Penuel, "When I return safe, I will tear down this tower."
So he said to the men of Penuel, "When I return safe, I will tear down this tower."
New Revised Standard
So he said to the people of Penuel, "When I come back victorious, I will break down this tower."
So he said to the people of Penuel, "When I come back victorious, I will break down this tower."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he spake to the men of Penuel also, saying, - When I return with success, I will break down this tower.
So he spake to the men of Penuel also, saying, - When I return with success, I will break down this tower.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He said, therefore, to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.
He said, therefore, to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."
And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."
So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."
Contextual Overview
4 Then Gideon came to Jordan and went over it with his three hundred, overcome with weariness and in need of food. 5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Give bread cakes to my people, for they are overcome with weariness, and I am going on after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian. 6 But the chiefs of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand that we are to give bread to your army? 7 Then Gideon said, Because of this, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will have you stretched on a bed of thorns of the waste land and on sharp stems, and have you crushed as grain is crushed on a grain-floor. 8 So he went up from there to Penuel and made the same request to the men of Penuel; but they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth had given. 9 So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down. 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, those of all the army of the children of the east who were still living; for a hundred and twenty thousand of their swordsmen had been put to death. 11 And Gideon went up by the way used by the people living in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and made an attack on the army when they had no thought of danger. 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna went in flight; and he went after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and put all the army to the curse. 13 Then Gideon, the son of Joash, went back from the fight:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I come: 1 Kings 22:27, 1 Kings 22:28
I will break: Judges 8:17
Cross-References
Deuteronomy 28:65
And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:
Psalms 116:7
Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Isaiah 60:8
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
Ezekiel 7:16
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.
Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
John 16:33
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
I have said all these things to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble: but take heart! I have overcome the world.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ver. 9 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel,.... In a threatening way, as he had spoken to the men of Succoth: saying, when I come again in peace: having conquered all his enemies, and delivered Israel from their bondage, and restored peace and prosperity to them, of which he had no doubt:
I will break down this tower; pointing to it and which stood in their city, and in which they placed their confidence; and when he threatened them, boasted of it as their security.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 8:9. I will break down this tower. — Probably they had not only denied him, but insultingly pointed to a tower in which their chief defense lay; and intimated to him that he might do his worst, for they could amply defend themselves.
