Judges 6:24 (KJV)

Passage

Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Nearby Context

Judges 6:22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

Judges 6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

Judges 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Judges 6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:

Judges 6:26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "gideon", "built", "altar", "lord", "jehovahshalom", "ophrah", and "abiezrites". 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 unto him Peace..." into verse 25's "And it came to pass the same...", 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.