Judges 8:17

And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

In Context

16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna: 'Where are the men whom ye slew at Tabor?' And they answered: 'As thou art, so were they; of one form with the children of a king.'

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Cross References

Judges 8:9And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.'

Matthew Henry on Judges 8:5-18

Gideon Pursues the Midianites. ( b. c. 1249.) 4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when… Read the whole commentary →

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