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Judges 6:29
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27 So Gideon took ten men from among his servants and did as the Lord had said to him. But because he feared his father’s household and the men of the city too much to do it by day, he did it by night.

Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal

28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, there was the altar of Baal, torn down; and the wooden image that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull was being offered on the altar which had been built.
29 So they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And when they had inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.”
30 Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the wooden image that was beside it.”
31 But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Would you1 plead for Baal? Would you save him? Let the one who would plead for him be put to death by morning! If he is a god, let him plead for himself, because his altar has been torn down!”  
32 Therefore on that day he called him aJerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal plead against him, because he has torn down his altar.”  
33 Then all athe Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in bthe Valley of Jezreel.  
34 But athe Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon; then he bblew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him.  
Verse Comparison: Judges 6:29

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American Standard Version
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

Amplified® Bible
And they said to one another, Who has done this thing? And when they searched and asked, they were told, Gideon son of Joash has done this thing.

Contemporary English Version
"Who could have done such a thing?" they asked. And they kept on asking, until finally someone told them, "Gideon the son of Joash did it."

Darby English Version
And they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" And after they had made search and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Jo'ash has done this thing."

Good News Bible
They asked each other, "Who did this?" They investigated and found out that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

King James Version
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.

New American Standard Bible
They said to one another, "Who did this thing? And when they searched about and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash did this thing.""

New International Version
They asked each other, "Who did this?"
When they carefully investigated, they were told, "Gideon son of Joash did it."

New King James Version
So they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And when they had inquired and asked, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They said to one another, "Who did this thing?" And when they searched about and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash did this thing."

Revised Standard Version
And they said to one another, "Who has done this thing?" And after they had made search and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Jo'ash has done this thing."

Young's Literal Translation
And they say one to another, `Who hath done this thing?' and they inquire and seek, and they say, `Gideon son of Joash hath done this thing.'


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