Judges 8:17

He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”

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Cross References

Judges 8:9He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again 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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