Judges 8:6

And the princes of Succoth said, Are the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy power,—that we should give to thine army bread?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

5So he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that are following me; for, faint, they are, and, I, am in pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

7And Gideon said, Therefore, when Yahweh hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my power, then will I tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness, and with the nettles.

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Cross References

Genesis 25:13and these, are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names after their generations,—the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam;

Genesis 37:28And there passed by certain Midianites travelling merchants, so they drew forth and uplifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites, for twenty pieces of silver,—and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Judges 8:15Then came he in unto the men of Succoth, and said, Lo! Zebah and Zalmunna,—concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying—Are the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy power, that we should give to thy weary men bread?

1 Samuel 25:11Shall I, then, take my bread, and my wine, and my slain beasts, that I have slaughtered for my shearers,—and give unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

2 Kings 14:9And Jehoash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying—Give thy daughter to my son to wife,—and there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle:

Philippians 2:21For, they all, their own things, do seek, not the things of Christ Jesus;

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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