Judges 6:30-40

New International Version

³⁰ The people of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar^(A) and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

³¹ But Joash replied to the hostile crowd around him, “Are you going to plead Baal’s cause?^(B) Are you trying to save him? Whoever fights for him shall be put to death by morning! If Baal really is a god, he can defend himself when someone breaks down his altar.” ³² So because Gideon broke down Baal’s altar, they gave him the name Jerub-Baal^[a](C) that day, saying, “Let Baal contend with him.”

³³ Now all the Midianites, Amalekites^(D) and other eastern peoples^(E) joined forces and crossed over the Jordan and camped in the Valley of Jezreel.^{(F) 34} Then the Spirit of the Lord came on^(G) Gideon, and he blew a trumpet,^(H) summoning the Abiezrites^(I) to follow him. ³⁵ He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher,^(J) Zebulun and Naphtali,^(K) so that they too went up to meet them.^(L)

³⁶ Gideon said to God, “If you will save^(M) Israel by my hand as you have promised— ³⁷ look, I will place a wool fleece^(N) on the threshing floor.^(O) If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know^(P) that you will save Israel by my hand, as you said.” ³⁸ And that is what happened. Gideon rose early the next day; he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.

³⁹ Then Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me. Let me make just one more request.^(Q) Allow me one more test with the fleece, but this time make the fleece dry and let the ground be covered with dew.” ⁴⁰ That night God did so. Only the fleece was dry; all the ground was covered with dew.^(R)