Judges 5:8 KJV

Judges · chapter 5 · verse 8 · King James Version

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?Judges 5:8 · King James Version

Judges 5:8 in context

6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.

7The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

8They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.