Joash (Jdg 6:11)
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JudgesYahweh’s angel came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.
Judges 6:11
They said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” When they inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.”
Judges 6:29
Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.”
Judges 6:30
Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal? Or will you save him? He who will contend for him, let him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him contend for himself, because someone has broken down his altar!”
Judges 6:31
His fellow answered, “This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army.”
Judges 7:14
Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
Judges 8:13
Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
Judges 8:29
Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Judges 8:32
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
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In their own words — 2 recorded sayings
“But Joash said to all those who were attacking him, Will you take up the cause of Baal? will you be his saviour? Let anyone who will take up his cause be put to death while it is still morning: if he is a god, let him take up his cause himself because of the pulling down of his altar.” — Judges 6:31
“So that day he gave him the name of Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal take up his cause against him because his altar has been broken down.” — Judges 6:32
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).