God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb,.... A high honour this conferred upon you, and with which you may be well contented:and what was I able to do in comparison of you?
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Judges 8:3
Judges 8:3
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Judges 8 — OverviewJudges 8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis chapter gives us a further account of Gideon's victory over the
Midianites, with the residue of the story of his life and government.
I. Gideon prudently pacifies the offended Ephraimites, ver. 1-3. II. He…Judges 8 — OverviewJudges 8 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeJudges 8:1, Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites; Judges 8:4, Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon’s army; Judges 8:10, Zebah and Zalmunna are taken; Judges 8:13, Succoth and Penuel are destroyed; Judges 8:17, Gideon…Judges 8 — OverviewJudges 8 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we are told how Gideon pacified the Ephraimites, who complained because they were not sent unto to fight the Midianites, Jud 8:1 how he pursued the Midianites, until he took their two kings, and on his…Judges 8:1-3Judges 8:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNo sooner were the Midianites, the common enemy, subdued, than, through
the violence of some hot spirits, the children of Israel were ready to
quarrel among themselves; an unhappy spark was struck, which, if…Judges 8:3Judges 8:3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGod: Judges 7:24-25; Psalms 44:3, Psalms 115:1, Psalms 118:14-16; John 4:37; Romans 12:3, Romans 12:6, Romans 15:18-19; Philippians 2:3
Then: Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 25:11, Proverbs 25:15
anger: Heb.…