Judges 8:1

And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him.

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And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

In Context

2And he said to them, What have I done in comparison with you? Is not that which Ephraim took up after the grape-cutting better than all the grapes which Abiezer got in from the grape-cutting?

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:41Then the men of Israel came to the king and said, Why have our countrymen of Judah taken you away in secret and come over Jordan with the king and all his family, because all his people are David's men?

Job 5:2For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

Ecclesiastes 4:4And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

James 4:5Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:1

This 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 bravely pursues the flying Midianites, ver. 4 , 10-12 . III. He justly chastises the insolence of the men of Succoth and Penuel, who basely abused him ( ver. 5-9 ), and were reckoned with for it, ver. 13-17 . IV. He honourably slays the two kings of Midian, ver. 18-21 . V. After all this he modestly… Read the whole commentary →

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