Judges 8:1

And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why have you served us thus, that you called us not, when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

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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

2And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:41And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan?

Job 5:2For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.

Ecclesiastes 4:4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

James 4:5Do all of you think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit (o. pneuma) that dwells in us lusts to envy?

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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