Judges 8:9

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!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

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.

Lexham English Bible
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."

New Century Version
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."

Amplified Bible
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."

Geneva Bible (1587)
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!"

Contemporary English Version
"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!"

Darby Translation
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."

George Lamsa Translation
And he said also to the men of Penuel, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Literal Translation
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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.

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.

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.'

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.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

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.'

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.

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.

World English Bible
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!"

New Living Translation
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."

New Revised Standard
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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."

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."

Contextual Overview

⁴ By this time Gideon and his three hundred men had come to the Jordan River and had crossed it. They were exhausted, but were still pursuing the enemy. ⁵ When they arrived at Sukkoth, he said to the men of the town, "Please give my men some loaves of bread. They are exhausted, and I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the Midianite kings." ⁶ But the leaders of Sukkoth said, "Why should we give your army any food? You haven't captured Zebah and Zalmunna yet." ⁷ So Gideon said, "All right! When the Lord has handed Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will beat you with thorns and briers from the desert!" ⁸ Gideon went on to Penuel and made the same request of the people there, but the men of Penuel gave the same answer as the men of Sukkoth. ⁹ So he said to them, "I am going to come back safe and sound, and when I do, I will tear this tower down!" ¹⁰ Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor with their army. Of the whole army of desert tribesmen, only about 15,000 were left; 120,000 soldiers had been killed. ¹¹ Gideon went on the road along the edge of the desert, east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and attacked the army by surprise. ¹² The two Midianite kings, Zebah and Zalmunna, ran away, but he pursued them and captured them, and caused their whole army to panic. ¹³ When Gideon was returning from the battle by way of Heres Pass,

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
You will find no peace anywhere, no place to call your own; the Lord will overwhelm you with anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.

Psalms 116:7
Be confident, my heart, because the Lord has been good to me.

Isaiah 60:8
What are these ships that skim along like clouds, Like doves returning home?

Ezekiel 7:16
Some will escape to the mountains like doves frightened from the valleys. All of them will moan over their sins.

Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.

John 16:33
I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated 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.