Judges 7:16
And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.
Cross-references
Judges 7:19
Parallel
Judges 7:19 describes Gideon executing the plan from verse 16: three companies blowing trumpets and breaking pitchers.
2 Corinthians 4:7
Typology
In 2 Corinthians 4:7, Paul's 'treasure in earthen vessels' mirrors Gideon's lamps in clay jars — God's power shown through weakness.
1 Samuel 11:11
Parallel
1 Samuel 11:11 has Saul dividing his army into three companies for a night attack — similar to Gideon's three-company strategy.
Numbers 10:9
Parallel
Numbers 10:9 instructs trumpet blasts as a war memorial to God — Gideon's trumpets similarly invoke divine help in battle.
2 Samuel 18:2
Parallel
2 Samuel 18:2 records David dividing his army into three parts — a tactical parallel to Gideon's three companies.