Judges 8:1

וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם מָֽה ־ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָשִׂיתָ לָּנוּ לְבִלְתִּי קְרֹאות לָנוּ כִּי הָלַכְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵם בְּמִדְיָן וַיְרִיבוּן אִתּוֹ בְּחָזְקָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

2וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מֶה ־ עָשִׂיתִי עַתָּה כָּכֶם הֲלוֹא טוֹב עֹלְלוֹת אֶפְרַיִם מִבְצִיר אֲבִיעֶֽזֶר ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:41וַיַּעֲבֹר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגִּלְגָּלָה וְכִמְהָן עָבַר עִמּוֹ וְכָל ־ עַם יְהוּדָה ויעברו אֶת ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְגַם חֲצִי עַם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃

Job 5:2כִּֽי ־ לֶֽאֱוִיל יַהֲרָג ־ כָּעַשׂ וּפֹתֶה תָּמִית קִנְאָֽה ׃

Ecclesiastes 4:4וְרָאִיתִֽי אֲנִי אֶת ־ כָּל ־ עָמָל וְאֵת כָּל ־ כִּשְׁרוֹן הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי הִיא קִנְאַת ־ אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵהוּ גַּם ־ זֶה הֶבֶל וּרְעוּת רֽוּחַ ׃

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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