Judges 8:17

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

18And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, Where are the men whom ye slew in Tabor? and they said, As thou, so were they, according to the likeness of the son of a king.

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Cross References

Judges 8:9And Gideon said to the men of Penuel, When I return 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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