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Judges 8:32

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What does Judges 8:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And 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.
Judges 8:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
33And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
34And the children of Israel remembered not Jehovah their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
35neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [who is] Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.
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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 Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, etc.] Having lived it seems forty years after his war with Midian, blessed with a large family, much wealth and riches, great credit and esteem among his people, and in favour with God and men: and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites; a city which belonged to the family of the Abiezrites, who were of the tribe of Manasseh, in which Gideon lived, and his father before him; and where there was a family vault, in which he was interred. In the days of this judge it is supposed f188 was the famous expedition of the Argonauts to Colchis, to fetch from thence the golden fleece.”
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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
“A good old age - His long life being crowned with the continuance of honour, tranquility, and happiness. Judges 8:33”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“died in: Gen 15:15, Gen 25:8; Jos 24:29, Jos 24:30; Job 5:26, Job 42:17 Ophrah: Jdg 8:27, Jdg 6:24 Judges 8:33”
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