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Judges 8:29

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What does Judges 8:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
Judges 8:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels` necks.
27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
28So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
29And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
30And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
31And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Jerubbaal the son of Joash, etc.] That is, Gideon, Jerubbaal being another name of his; (see <070632>Judges 6:32 7:1) went and dwelt in his own house; which was at Ophrah, as appears from (<070905>Judges 9:5) the war being ended, he disbanded his army, and retired to his own house; not that he lived altogether a private life there, but as a judge in Israel.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“His own house - Not in his father's house; as he did before; nor yet in a court like a king, as the people desired; but in a middle state, as a judge for the preservation and maintenance of their religion and liberties. Judges 8:31”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jerubbaal: Jdg 6:32; Sa1 12:11 in his own house: Neh 5:14, Neh 5:15 Judges 8:30”
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