Judges 7:7

And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

Cross-references

Judges 7:18–22 Prophetic fulfillment

Judges 7:18-22 recounts the battle fulfilling God's promise here — the 300 men defeat Midian as predicted.

1 Samuel 14:6 echoes the same principle — the Lord can save by many or by few — reinforcing the deliverance with the 300 here.

1 Samuel 23:4 repeats the same promise formula 'I will give the enemy into your hand' — a direct verbal parallel showing God's assurance of victory.

2 Chronicles 25:8 states God can give victory whether the army is strong or weak — a direct theological parallel to Gideon's reduction to 300.

2 Chronicles 14:11 records Asa's prayer for help against a vast army, trusting God to save by the few — the same reliance on divine power over numbers.

Isaiah 41:14-16 echoes God using the weak ('worm') to thresh mountains — the same divine strategy of delivering through the small and humble.

1 Kings 20:15 records a small army of 232 officers defeating a vast Syrian force — mirroring Gideon's theme of God using the few to overcome the many.