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Judges 5:8

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8eWhen new gods were chosen,

then war was in the gates.

fWas shield or spear to be seen

among forty thousand in Israel?

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Cross references

  1. ech. 2:12, 17; Deut. 32:16
  2. f[1 Sam. 13:19, 22]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

God chose new leaders

when war came to the city gates,

but not a shield or spear was seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Israel chose new gods,

then there was war in the city gates.

Not a shield or spear was seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Israel chose new gods,

war erupted at the city gates.

Yet not a shield or spear could be seen

among forty thousand warriors in Israel!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

God chose new leaders,

then war was at the gates;

a small shield or a spear was not seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

They chose new gods;

Then was war in the gates:

Was there a shield or spear seen

Among forty thousand in Israel?