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⇱ Judges 6:24 So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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New International Version
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

New Living Translation
And Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and named it Yahweh-Shalom (which means “the LORD is peace”). The altar remains in Ophrah in the land of the clan of Abiezer to this day.

English Standard Version
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and called it, The LORD Is Peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.

Berean Standard Bible
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

King James Bible
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

New King James Version
So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it The-LORD-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

New American Standard Bible
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

NASB 1995
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

NASB 1977
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh and named it Yahweh is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Amplified Bible
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah, of the Abiezrites.

Christian Standard Bible
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. It is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites today.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it Yahweh Shalom. It is in Ophrah of the Abiezrites until today.

American Standard Version
Then Gideon built an altar there unto Jehovah, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Contemporary English Version
Gideon built an altar for worshiping the LORD and called it "The LORD Calms Our Fears." It still stands there in Ophrah, a town in the territory of the Abiezer clan.

English Revised Version
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Gideon built an altar there to the LORD. He called it The LORD Calms. To this day it is still in Ophrah, which belongs to Abiezer's family.

Good News Translation
Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and named it "The LORD is Peace." (It is still standing at Ophrah, which belongs to the clan of Abiezer.)

International Standard Version
So Gideon built an altar right there to the LORD and called it "The LORD is peace." (To this very day it still stands in Ophrah, which belongs to the descendants of Abiezer.)

NET Bible
Gideon built an altar for the LORD there, and named it "The LORD is on friendly terms with me." To this day it is still there in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

New Heart English Bible
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it "The LORD is Peace." To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: to this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

World English Bible
Then Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh, and called it “Yahweh is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Gideon builds an altar to YHWH there, and calls it YHWH-Shalom, it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites to this day.

Young's Literal Translation
And Gideon buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and calleth it Jehovah-Shalom, unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrites.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Gideon will build there an altar to Jehovah, and he will call to him Jehovah-peace: till this day and it yet in Ophrah of the father of Edrei.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and called it the Lord's peace, until this present day. And when he was yet in Ephra, which is of the family of Ezri,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, Gideon built an altar to the Lord there, and he called it, the Peace of the Lord, even to the present day. And while he was still at Ophrah, which is of the family of Ezri,

New American Bible
So Gideon built there an altar to the LORD and called it Yahweh-shalom. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it, The LORD is peace. To this day it still stands at Ophrah, which belongs to the Abiezrites.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it Mariah-shalama; and to this day it still stands in Ophrah, the town of the father of Azri.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Gedun built there an altar to LORD JEHOVAH, and he called it Maryah Shlama “LORD JEHOVAH Peace” until today, and still the city of the father of Ezri is in Uphra
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it 'Adonai-shalom'; unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Gedeon built there an altar to the Lord, and called it The peace of the Lord, until this day, as it is still in Ephratha of the father of Esdri.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Call of Gideon
…23But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.” 24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Cross References
Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Ephesians 2:14-17
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility / by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace / and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility. ...

Colossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

2 Thessalonians 3:16
Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.

Hebrews 13:20
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

Numbers 6:24-26
‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; / may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; / may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’

Psalm 29:11
The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

Psalm 85:8
I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.

Isaiah 54:10
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.


Judges 21:4
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

Genesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.

Joshua 22:10,26-28
And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to…

Jehovah-shalom.

Genesis 22:14
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.

Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Jeremiah 23:6
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Ophrah

Judges 8:32
And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

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Judges 6
1. The Israelites for their sin are oppressed by Midian
8. A prophet rebukes them
11. An angel sends Gideon for their deliverance
17. Gideon's present is consumed with fire
24. Gideon destroys Baal's altar; offers a sacrifice upon the altar Jehovah-shalom
28. Joash defends his son, and calls him Jerubbaal
33. Gideon's army
36. Gideon's signs














So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there
Gideon's construction of an altar signifies a moment of worship and dedication to God. In the context of Judges, altars were often built to commemorate divine encounters or covenants. This act follows Gideon's encounter with the Angel of the LORD, which reassured him of God's presence and mission for him. Building an altar was a common practice in the Old Testament, seen with figures like Noah, Abraham, and Jacob, symbolizing a place of sacrifice, worship, and remembrance.

and called it The LORD Is Peace.
The name "The LORD Is Peace" (Yahweh Shalom) reflects the peace Gideon experienced after his fear of dying from seeing the Angel of the LORD was alleviated. This name is significant as it highlights God's character as a bringer of peace, even amidst the turmoil of Israel's oppression by the Midianites. It foreshadows the peace that Christ, the Prince of Peace, brings to believers, as seen in prophecies like Isaiah 9:6 and fulfilled in the New Testament.

To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
The phrase "to this day" suggests that the altar remained a lasting memorial for the Israelites, serving as a testament to God's intervention and Gideon's faith. Ophrah, located in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh, was Gideon's hometown and the center of his family's clan, the Abiezrites. This geographical detail roots the narrative in a specific historical and cultural context, emphasizing the tangible reality of God's actions in Israel's history. The enduring presence of the altar underscores the lasting impact of divine encounters and the importance of remembering God's faithfulness.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Gideon
A judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the oppression of the Midianites. Known for his initial hesitance and need for reassurance from God.

2. The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal presence and faithfulness to His people.

3. The Altar
Built by Gideon as a response to God's revelation and promise of peace. It symbolizes worship, remembrance, and dedication to God.

4. Ophrah
A town in the territory of the tribe of Manasseh, specifically associated with the family of the Abiezrites, to which Gideon belonged.

5. The Abiezrites
A clan within the tribe of Manasseh, highlighting Gideon's familial and tribal context.
Teaching Points
Recognizing God's Presence
Gideon's building of the altar signifies an acknowledgment of God's presence and intervention. In our lives, we should create "altars" of remembrance for God's faithfulness.

Peace in God's Promises
The name "The LORD Is Peace" reflects the peace that comes from trusting in God's promises. Believers are encouraged to find peace in God's Word and His assurances.

Worship as a Response
Gideon's immediate response to God's revelation was worship. Our response to God's work in our lives should be one of worship and gratitude.

Legacy of Faith
The altar remained as a testament to future generations. Our acts of faith can leave a lasting impact on those who come after us.

God's Peace Amidst Trials
Gideon was in a time of national distress, yet he found peace in God. We are reminded that God's peace is available even in our most challenging circumstances.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Judges 6:24?

2. How does Gideon's altar in Judges 6:24 inspire your personal worship practices?

3. What does "The LORD is Peace" reveal about God's character in Judges 6:24?

4. How can you apply the peace of God in your daily challenges?

5. Connect Judges 6:24 with Philippians 4:7 on experiencing God's peace.

6. How does Gideon's faith in Judges 6:24 encourage your trust in God's promises?

7. What is the significance of Gideon building an altar in Judges 6:24?

8. How does "The LORD is Peace" reflect God's character in Judges 6:24?

9. Why did Gideon name the altar "The LORD is Peace" in Judges 6:24?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Judges 6?

11. What guidance does the Bible offer on conflict resolution?

12. What does "Blessed are the peacemakers" mean?

13. Matthew 10:34 – How can Jesus be called the “Prince of Peace” if he declared he came not to bring peace but a sword?

14. Are there multiple names for God?
What Does Judges 6:24 Mean
So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there

After the Angel of the LORD assured Gideon, “Peace be with you; do not be afraid, you will not die” (Judges 6:23), Gideon responded in tangible worship. Altars in Scripture mark decisive encounters with God:

• Noah built an altar after the flood (Genesis 8:20).

• Abram erected altars whenever God revealed Himself (Genesis 12:7; 13:18).

• Moses built one and named it “The LORD Is My Banner” after victory (Exodus 17:15).

By raising an altar, Gideon testifies that the LORD alone delivered him from fear. The action underscores Scripture’s literal accuracy—an actual structure on actual ground affirming an actual meeting between God and man.

and called it The LORD Is Peace

Gideon names the altar “YHWH Shalom,” proclaiming God’s character: the LORD Himself is peace, not merely a giver of peaceful circumstances.

• Isaiah 9:6 hails Messiah as “Prince of Peace.”

• Isaiah 26:3 promises perfect peace to the one whose mind trusts God.

• Jesus echoes this identity: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you” (John 14:27).

• Paul declares, “He Himself is our peace” (Ephesians 2:14).

Gideon had been threshing grain in hiding (Judges 6:11), yet in one encounter God transformed inner turmoil into settled confidence. The name teaches that peace flows from God’s presence and promise, not from changed circumstances.

To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites

The writer notes that, at the time of recording, Gideon’s altar still existed—a public, physical witness to God’s faithfulness.

• Joshua set up memorial stones so future generations would ask, “What do these stones mean to you?” (Joshua 4:6–7).

• Samuel later raised a stone named “Ebenezer,” saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us” (1 Samuel 7:12).

In the same way, Gideon’s altar in Ophrah reminded every passer-by that the LORD brought peace to fearful people and would keep doing so. The durability of the altar underscores the reliability of the biblical account—real places, real artifacts, real history.

summary

Judges 6:24 records Gideon’s immediate, worshipful response to God’s promise: he builds a lasting altar, names it “The LORD Is Peace,” and leaves a memorial in his hometown. The verse teaches that genuine encounters with God produce outward acts of remembrance and inward assurance. Peace is not abstract; it is the very presence of the LORD who meets fearful hearts and turns them into faithful witnesses—then and now.

(24) Built an altar.--Altars, like the altar Ed (Joshua 22:34), built by the Transjordanic tribes, were not always intended for purposes of sacrifices, but to witness some great event or Divine appearance (Genesis 31:48, Genesis 26:25; Exodus 17:15).

Jehovah-shalom.--"The Lord is peace." We find similar names in Jehovah-jireh, "the Lord will provide" (Genesis 22:14); Jehovah-nissi, "the Lord my banner" (Exodus 17:15); and Jehovah-tsidkenn, "the Lord our righteousness" (Jeremiah 23:6). (Comp. Ezekiel 48:35.) See Pearson on the Creed, Art. 2. . . .

Verse 24. - For naming altars built in commemoration of particular events see Genesis 22:14; Genesis 31:47-49; Genesis 33:20; Joshua 22:34, etc.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So Gideon
גִּדְע֤וֹן (giḏ·‘ō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1439: Gideon -- a judge of Israel

built
וַיִּבֶן֩ (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

an altar
מִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (miz·bê·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

to the LORD
לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

there
שָׁ֨ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

and called
וַיִּקְרָא־ (way·yiq·rā-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

it
ל֥וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

The LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

is Peace.
שָׁל֑וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

To
עַ֚ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

this
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

day
הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

it stands
עוֹדֶ֕נּוּ (‘ō·w·ḏen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

in Ophrah
בְּעָפְרָ֖ת (bə·‘ā·p̄ə·rāṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6084: Ophrah -- an Israelite, also two places in Israel

of the Abiezrites.
הָעֶזְרִֽי׃ (hā·‘ez·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 33: Abiezrites -- a descendant of Abiezer


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OT History: Judges 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there (Jd Judg. Jdg)