Judges 7:19-21

Judges 7:19-21

[19] So Gideon,  and the hundred  men  that were with him, came  unto the outside  of the camp  in the beginning  of the middle  watch;  and they had but  newly  the watch:  and they blew  the trumpets,  and brake  the pitchers  that were in their hands.  [20] And the three  companies  blew  the trumpets,  and brake  the pitchers,  and held  the lamps  in their left  hands,  and the trumpets  in their right  hands  to blow  withal: and they cried,  The sword  of the LORD,  and of Gideon.  [21] And they stood  every man  in his place round about  the camp:  ran,  and cried,  and fled. 

What does Judges 7:19-21 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Gideon"s defeat of the Midianites took some time and involved some conflict with the other Israelites.