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Judges 8:11–12

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¶ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
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From verse 11

  1. Numbers 32:35Rank 1 from verse 11
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    35And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

  2. Numbers 32:42Rank 2 from verse 11
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    42And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 3 from verse 11
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    3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  4. Judges 18:27Rank 4 from verse 11
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    27And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

  5. 1 Samuel 15:32Rank 5 from verse 11
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    32¶ Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

From verse 12

  1. Psalms 83:11Rank 1 from verse 12
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    11Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

  2. Amos 2:14Rank 2 from verse 12
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    14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

  3. Job 12:16–21Rank 3 from verse 12
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    16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

    17He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

    18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

    19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

    20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

    21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

  4. Job 34:19Rank 4 from verse 12
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    19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

  5. Joshua 10:16–18Rank 5 from verse 12
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    16But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.

    17And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.

    18And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

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DEFINED WORDS

Judges 8:11

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tents

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Portable shelters or dwellings; by association, the dwellings or encampment of a household or people.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

east

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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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smote

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1. Struck or dealt a blow to a person or thing with a hand, weapon, instrument, object, or force. 2. Attacked, defeated, slew, destroyed, or devastated a person, army, city, people, or land. 3. Afflicted, injured, or visited with disease, plague, blindness, calamity, or judgment. 4. Of the heart, convicted, troubled, or reproved inwardly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

secure

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Careless or free from concern; without fear.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Judges 8:12

COMBINED MEANING

fled

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Past-tense or past-participial form of flee (to run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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pursued

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of pursue. Sense 1: To follow or chase in order to overtake. Sense 2: To seek after and continue earnestly toward an aim.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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10¶ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

11¶ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

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12And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

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13¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

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