Judges 8:16

And he took the elders of the city with the thorns of the wilderness and the Barkenim, and with them he tore the men of the city.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And Gideon came to the princes of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom ye reproached me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are faint?

17And he overthrew the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

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Cross References

Ezra 2:6The children of Pahath-moab, belonging to the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

Proverbs 19:29Scourges are preparing for the intemperate, 1 And punishments likewise for fools.

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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