Judges 6:26

build an altar unto the Lord The present narrative tells another story about Gideon independently of what has gone before, Judges 6:24.

this strong hold Strictly -place of refuge"; but sometimes, as here and in Isaiah 17:9-10, the idea of strength is added. For Jehovah's altar a new site is to be chosen.

in the orderly manner The cognate verb is used in Numbers 23:4 of arrangingaltars, and elsewhere of arranging in orderofferings or wood for sacrifice. The noun generally means a rowor rank, esp. the ranksof an army, e.g. 1 Samuel 4:2; 1 Samuel 4:12 (-army," marg. -array"); hence it may denote here the rowor courseof stones built into the altar. But the exact sense of the word is uncertain. The marg. may be ignored.

the second bullock Probably the secondhas been introduced here and in Judges 6:28 for the sake of verbal harmony with Judges 6:25, where, however, the text is corrupt.