Judges 8 in the early church
12 passages quote, allude to, or echo Judges 8, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 12 · 21 · 24 · 26 · 28 · 30
Judges 8:1
Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:1–12 | Judges, lines 349–373 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Judges 8:12
When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:12–21 | Judges, lines 374–398 · Cyprianus Gallus | allusion, high confidence | early 5th cent. |
Judges 8:21
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:21 | Question 115, section 23 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–384 |
Judges 8:24
Then he added, “Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder.” (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:24 | Homilies on Exodus 13.5 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Judg 8:24–27 | On Apostate Kings 1 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
Judges 8:26
The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:26 | Question 115, section 23 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
Judges 8:28
In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:28 | To Autolycus 3.24 · Theophilus of Antioch | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 180–185 |
| Judg 8:28 | Miscellanies 1.21.110 · Clement of Alexandria | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Judg 8:28 | Preparation for the Gospel 10.14.3 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Judg 8:28 | On Apostate Kings 1 · Lucifer of Cagliari | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 356–361 |
Judges 8:30
Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judg 8:30–31 | Fragment 26 · Julius Africanus | allusion, high confidence | after 221 |
| Judg 8:30 | Letter 65.10 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |