Judges 8:10 Meaning and Explanation
“Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The two kings remain at Karkor with fifteen thousand survivors, all that is left of a host of which a hundred twenty thousand have fallen.
What Does Judges 8:10 Mean?
The narrative pauses to show the scale of the deliverance. Zebah and Zalmunna have regrouped at Karkor with fifteen thousand men, a remnant of the vast eastern alliance. The text reports that a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.
The numbers preach a sermon of their own. A host beyond counting has been broken, and three hundred faint men still come on. This is plainly the LORD's victory, not human arithmetic. The reader is meant to see how thoroughly God can topple what seems unconquerable, so that no flesh may boast and all the glory returns to Him who saves by many or by few.
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What does Judges 8:10 mean?
The two kings remain at Karkor with fifteen thousand survivors, all that is left of a host of which a hundred twenty thousand have fallen.