Judges 8:5
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”Judges 8:5
What Does Judges 8:5 Mean?
Judges 8:5 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 8, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Judges 8:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 33:17“And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.”Psalms 60:6“God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.”Proverbs 26:3“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”Genesis 14:18“And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”Genesis 47:15“And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.”Exodus 11:8“And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.”Deuteronomy 23:4“Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.”Joshua 13:27“And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.”1 Samuel 25:18“Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.”2 Samuel 17:28“Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,”Psalms 108:7“God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.”3 John 1:6“Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:”
People & Places
MidianZalmunnaZebahMidianSuccoth
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