Judges 8:9

New Living Translation

So he said to the people of Peniel, "After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He also told the men of Penuel, “When I return safely, I will tear down this tower!”

Hebrew Names Version
He spoke also to the men of Penu'el, saying, When I come again in shalom, I will break down this tower.

King James Version
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Lexham English Bible
And he said also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."

English Standard Version
And he said to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

New Century Version
So Gideon said to the men of Peniel, "After I win the victory, I will return and pull down this tower."

New English Translation
He also threatened the men of Penuel, warning, "When I return victoriously, I will tear down this tower."

Amplified Bible
So Gideon said also to the men of Penuel, "When I come again in peace, I will tear down this tower."

New American Standard Bible
So he said also to the men of Penuel, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayd also vnto the men of Penuel, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.

Legacy Standard Bible
But Michael the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"

Contemporary English Version
"I'll come back safe and sound," Gideon said, "but when I do, I'm going to tear down your tower!"

Complete Jewish Bible
So he answered the people of P'nu'el similarly, "When I return safe and sound, I will break down this tower!"

Darby Translation
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Gideon said to the men of Penuel, "After I win the victory, I will come back here and pull this tower down."

George Lamsa Translation
And he said also to the men of Penuel, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Good News Translation
So he said to them, "I am going to come back safe and sound, and when I do, I will tear this tower down!"

Literal Translation
And he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde also vnto the men of Penuel: Yf I come peaceably agayne, I wil breake downe this tower.

American Standard Version
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Bible in Basic English
So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayd also vnto the men of Phanuel: When I come agayne in peace, I will breake downe this towre.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.'

King James Version (1611)
And he spake also vnto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come againe in peace, I will breake downe this towre.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Gedeon said to the men of Phanuel, When I return in peace, I will break down this tower.

English Revised Version
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Berean Standard Bible
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, "When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And so he seide to hem, Whanne Y schal turne ayen ouercomere in pees, Y schal distrie this tour.

Young's Literal Translation
And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'

Update Bible Version
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

World English Bible
He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

New King James Version
So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower!"

New Life Bible
So he said to the men of Penuel, "When I return safe, I will tear down this tower."

New Revised Standard
So he said to the people of Penuel, "When I come back victorious, I will break down this tower."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So he spake to the men of Penuel also, saying, - When I return with success, I will break down this tower.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He said, therefore, to them also: When I shall return a conqueror in peace, I will destroy this tower.

Revised Standard Version
And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, "When I return safely, I will tear down this tower."

Contextual Overview

⁴ Gideon then crossed the Jordan River with his 300 men, and though exhausted, they continued to chase the enemy. ⁵ When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, "Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." ⁶ But the officials of Succoth replied, "Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army." ⁷ So Gideon said, "After the Lord gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear your flesh with the thorns and briers from the wilderness." ⁸ From there Gideon went up to Peniel and again asked for food, but he got the same answer. ⁹ So he said to the people of Peniel, "After I return in victory, I will tear down this tower." ¹⁰ By this time Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with about 15,000 warriors—all that remained of the allied armies of the east, for 120,000 had already been killed. ¹¹ Gideon circled around by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, taking the Midianite army by surprise. ¹² Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors. ¹³ After this, Gideon returned from the battle by way of Heres Pass.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I come: 1 Kings 22:27, 1 Kings 22:28

I will break: Judges 8:17

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 28:65
There among those nations you will find no peace or place to rest. And the Lord will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair.

Psalms 116:7
Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.

Isaiah 60:8
"And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, like doves to their nests?

Ezekiel 7:16
The survivors who escape to the mountains will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.

Matthew 11:28
Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

John 16:33
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 9 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel,.... In a threatening way, as he had spoken to the men of Succoth: saying, when I come again in peace: having conquered all his enemies, and delivered Israel from their bondage, and restored peace and prosperity to them, of which he had no doubt:

I will break down this tower; pointing to it and which stood in their city, and in which they placed their confidence; and when he threatened them, boasted of it as their security.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 8:9. I will break down this tower. — Probably they had not only denied him, but insultingly pointed to a tower in which their chief defense lay; and intimated to him that he might do his worst, for they could amply defend themselves.