Judges 7:20

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.

Cross-reference

Judges 7:18 Parallel

In Judges 7:18, the command to blow trumpets and shout is given; verse 20 is the precise execution of that instruction.

Joshua 6:4 Parallel

In Joshua 6:4, trumpets are blown at Jericho leading to victory—parallel to Gideon's trumpets signaling divine intervention.

Joshua 6:16 Parallel

Joshua 6:16 records the shout of victory at Jericho — Gideon's men shout with trumpets, mirroring divine deliverance.

Joshua 6:20 Parallel

Joshua 6:20 describes the shout and trumpet that brought down Jericho's walls — same tactic yields Midian's confusion.

2 Corinthians 4:7 uses 'treasure in jars of clay' — the broken jars reveal light, echoing Gideon's torches.

Joshua 6:5 Parallel

Joshua 6:5 gives the instruction to shout after the trumpet — Gideon's men obey the same battle pattern.

Numbers 10:1-10 institutes trumpets for battle and assembly—Gideon's trumpet blasts follow this practice of signaling divine warfare.