Judges 8:27-29

International Children’s Bible

²⁷ Gideon used the gold to make an idol. He put the idol in his hometown of Ophrah. All the people of Israel were unfaithful to God and worshiped the idol. It became a trap that caused Gideon and his family to sin.

The Death of Gideon

²⁸ So Midian was forced to be under the rule of Israel. Midian did not cause trouble anymore. And the land had peace for 40 years, as long as Gideon was alive.

²⁹ Gideon son of Joash went to his home to live.