Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.
So the Midianites were completely defeated by the Israelites and never again raised their heads in defiance. The land had peace for forty years during Gideon's lifetime.
This verse tells us that after Gideon's victory, the Midianites were so thoroughly defeated that they never attacked Israel again, and the nation enjoyed forty years of peace.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the account of Gideon's famous victory over the Midianites, who had been oppressing Israel for seven years with their camel-riding raids that destroyed crops and livestock. The forty-year period of peace was typical of the cycles described in Judges, where God would raise up a deliverer who would bring rest to the land for a generation.
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