Judges 6:35 (ASV)

Passage

And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.

Judges 6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; and they also were gathered together after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them.

Judges 6:36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken,

Judges 6:37 behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sent", "messengers", "throughout", "manasseh", "gathered", "together", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sent" and "messengers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "But the Spirit of Jehovah came upon..." into verse 36's "And Gideon said unto God If thou...", so "sent" and "messengers" belong inside that flow. In Judges context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sent" and "messengers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.