KJV ORIGINAL
And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they enquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They said to each other, 'Who did this?' When they investigated and asked around, they found out that Gideon, the son of Joash, had done it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The people discovered that Gideon was the one who had torn down their altar to the false god Baal.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs after Gideon secretly destroyed the altar of Baal and the wooden pole dedicated to Asherah in his town, following God's command. The Israelites had been worshiping these false gods alongside or instead of the Lord. When the townspeople woke up and found their religious site destroyed, they began investigating to find the culprit.
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