Judges 8:1

Then the men of Ephraim asked Gideon, “Why have you treated us like this? Why didn't you call us when you went to attack the Midianites?” They argued furiously with him.

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In The King James Version

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

2“Now what have I achieved in comparison to you?” Gideon replied. “Even Ephraim's left-over grapes are better than Abiezer's whole grape harvest!

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:41But soon the men of Israel who were there came to the king and asked him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, secretly take Your Majesty away and bring you and your household across the Jordan, together with all your men?”

Job 5:2Surely anger slays the fool and jealousy kills the simple.

Ecclesiastes 4:4I observed that every skill in work comes from competition with others. Once again this is hard to understand, like trying to hold on to the elusive wind.

James 4:5Do you think Scripture doesn't mean what it says: that the spirit that he put in us is very jealous?

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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