Judges 7:22They blew the three hundred trumpets, and Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow, and against all the army; and the army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
The setting
Jezreel Valley, dawn breaking. The Midianite camp is in total chaos. Soldiers who moments ago were sleeping peacefully are now attacking their own allies, thinking they're Israelite invaders. The rout extends 20 miles southeast to Beth Shittah...
The emotion here: reverent wonder at recording God's supernatural victory
The original word
sām (שָׂם) — to set, place, appoint; God deliberately positioned each sword against fellow soldiers
Why it matters
Beth Shittah means 'house of the acacia' and was about 20 miles from the battlefield — showing how complete the rout was
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 7:22
This wasn't random panic — God strategically turned each man's sword against his neighbor, showing divine precision in the chaos
Common misconceptionPeople think the Midianites panicked randomly, but the text shows God specifically caused each man to turn his sword against his fellow — this was divine intervention, not coincidence.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 7:22
Bible Genome reading
Judges 7:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 7:22 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine intervention, confusion of enemies. Notable phrases: Yahweh set every man's sword against his fellow.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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