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31 But Jehoash said to all who stood against him,[a] “Will you contend for Baal? Will you rescue him? Whoever contends for him will be put to death by the morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself because his altar has been pulled down.”[b] 32 Thus, on that day he[c] was called Jerub-Baal, which means,[d] “Let Baal contend against him,” because he had pulled down his altar.

33 Then all the Midianites,[e] Amalekites,[f] and the people of the east gathered together and crossed the Jordan; and they camped in the valley of Jezreel.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 6:31 Or “who arrayed against him”
  2. Judges 6:31 Literally “because he has pulled down his altar”; the subject in Hebrew has not been specified
  3. Judges 6:32 That is, Gideon
  4. Judges 6:32 Literally “saying”
  5. Judges 6:33 Hebrew “Midianite”
  6. Judges 6:33 Hebrew “Amalekite”