Bible Strands
Judges 7:18
When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Gideon issues a tactical command to his remaining troops at the outskirts of the enemy camp during the middle watch. He directs them to synchronize their horn blasts and shouts with his own actions to initiate a coordinated assault.
The words — The Hebrew verbs תָּקַעְתִּי (taqati) and תְּקַעְתֶּם (teqatem) both derive from H8628, meaning "to give a blast." These are paired with שׁוֹפָר (shofar) and שׁוֹפָרוֹת (shofarot), literally "trumpet" and "trumpets," specifying the exact instrument used for the signal.
The thread — This coordinated battle cry parallels the divine instruction in 2 Chronicles 20:15 and reinforces the principle stated in 1 Samuel 17:47 that deliverance comes from the LORD rather than conventional weapons.
Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to a specific sequence of actions at a designated moment. It frames success as dependent on synchronized execution of a command rather than numerical advantage or military might.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
- 1 Samuel 17:47 And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”