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Judges 8:30-31 - Compare All Versions

Judges 8:29-31 MSG (The Message)

Jerub-Baal son of Joash went home and lived in his house. Gideon had seventy sons. He fathered them all—he had a lot of wives! His concubine, the one at Shechem, also bore him a son. He named him Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 KJV (King James Version)

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now Gideon had seventy sons who were his direct descendants, for he had many wives. His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 NCV (New Century Version)

He had seventy sons of his own, because he had many wives. He had a slave woman who lived in Shechem, and he had a son by her, whom he named Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 ASV (American Standard Version)

And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives. And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 NIV (New International Version)

He had seventy sons of his own, for he had many wives. His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.

Judges 8:30-31 NKJV (New King James Version)

Gideon had seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives. And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Now Gideon had seventy sons born to him, because he had many wives. And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 NLT (New Living Translation)

He had seventy sons born to him, for he had many wives. He also had a concubine in Shechem, who gave birth to a son, whom he named Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Because he had many wives, Gideon fathered seventy sons. In addition, he took a concubine in Shechem. She bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

Judges 8:30-31 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives. And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.