Judges 6:24 (GNV)

Passage

Then Gideon made an altar there vnto the Lord, and called it, Iehouah shalom: vnto this day it is in Ophrah, of the father of the Ezrites.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:22 And when Gideon perceiued that it was an Angel of the Lord, Gideon then sayde, Alas, my Lord God: for because I haue seene an Angell of the Lord face to face, I shall die.

Judges 6:23 And the Lord said vnto him, Peace be vnto thee: feare not, thou shalt not die.

Judges 6:24 Then Gideon made an altar there vnto the Lord, and called it, Iehouah shalom: vnto this day it is in Ophrah, of the father of the Ezrites.

Judges 6:25 And the same night the Lord sayd vnto him, Take thy fathers yong bullocke, and an other bullocke of seuen yeeres olde, and destroy the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut downe the groue that is by it,

Judges 6:26 And build an altar vnto the Lord thy God vpon the top of this rocke, in a plaine place: and take the seconde bullocke, and offer a burnt offringe with the woode of the groue, which thou shalt cut downe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "gideon", "altar", "vnto", "lord", "iehouah", and "shalom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "gideon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And the Lord said vnto him Peace..." into verse 25's "And the same night the Lord sayd...", so "called" and "gideon" 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 "called" and "gideon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.