What manner of men — For outward shape and quality. At Tabor — Whither he understood they fled for shelter, upon the approach of the Midianites; and where he learned that some were slain, which he suspected might be them. Resembled — Not for their garb, or outward splendor, but for the majesty of their looks: by which commendation they thought to ingratiate themselves with their conqueror.
Verse Judges 8:18. _WHAT MANNER OF MEN_ WERE THEY _WHOM YE SLEW AT TABOR?_] We have no antecedent to this question; and are obliged to conjecture one: it seems as if Zebah and Zalmunna had massacred...
WHAT MANNER OF MEN - literally, “Where are the men?” The sense, “what manner of men”, is merely gathered from the tenor of the answer. Gideon doubtless knew that his brethren had been killed by Zebah...
CHAPTER 8 INTERNAL STRIFE, GIDEON'S FAILURE AND END _ 1. The strife (Judges 8:1)_ 2. The complete deliverance (Judges 8:10) 3. Gideon's failure and end (Judges 8:22) 4. Israel's failure after Gide...
THE PURSUIT ON THE EAST OF JORDAN. This section is not continuous with the preceding one. The men of Israel, who were gathered together after the battle (Judges 7:23), and the Ephraimites, who were so...
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_The pursuit on the east of Jordan_ This section is clearly not the continuation of the verses which immediately precede (see p. 68); if its antecedents are to be found in the foregoing narrative at...
_at Tabor_ Mt Tabor is too far north if, as seems probable, Gideon's clan was settled near Shechem; see on Judges 6:11. There may have been another Tabor near Ophrah. _As thou art, so were they_ powe...
THEN SAID HE UNTO ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA— The history is so extremely short in this place, that we can only form conjectures: it is plain, from the examination of these princes, that they had slain Gideon...
_Gideon Captures and Slays Midian's Kings Judges 8:1-28_ 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?...
_THEN SAID HE UNTO ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA, WHAT MANNER OF MEN WERE THEY WHOM YE SLEW AT TABOR? AND THEY ANSWERED, AS THOU ART, SO WERE THEY; EACH ONE RESEMBLED THE CHILDREN OF A KING._ Then said he unto...
HISTORY OF THE JUDGES (JUDGES 3:5 TO JUDGES 16:31) On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with six of the Ju...
This private wrong of Gideon's is now mentioned for the first time. TABOR] see on Judges 4:6....
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 8 V1 The people in Ephraim’s *tribe asked Gideon, ‘Why have you done this to us? Why did you not call us when you went to fight the people from Midi...
THEN SAID HE UNTO ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA. — They had been kept alive in order to answer the cowardly taunt of the elders of Succoth. There is nothing to show whether they were put to death at Succoth, as...
וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל ־זֶ֨בַח֙ וְ אֶל ־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע
"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY" Judges 7:8 - Judges 8:1 THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a singular and striking...
THE SNARE OF SUCCESS Judges 8:13 Clearly Gideon's family had passed through some terrible tragedy previous to this war of emancipation. He had not learned our Lord's teaching of forgiveness and acted...
Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he had not called them to his help. The men of Succoth and Penue...
Gideon soothed the hurt feelings of Ephraim by telling them that, though they were called late to the battle, their grape gathering had been more fruitful than all the vintage of Abiezer. Gideon and h...
_Thabor. Some of the relations or brothers of Gedeon had retired thither, as to a place of safety; and the latter wished to know what was become of them, that he might redeem them, if alive. (Calmet)...
This event, in the death of those princes, forms a song of praise, and a subject of prayer, in the after ages of the church. See Psalms 83:11. But let the Reader remark, in their destruction, the sure...
The book of Joshua has shown the power of Jehovah in the conquests of His people, and this too distinguished from the measure of their practical taking possession of what was conquered. For as these a...
Nevertheless, they did not all unite with Gideon in pursuit of the Midianites. But, for the moment, Gideon despises the cowardice which disowns him through a remaining fear of the oppressor's power. O...
THEN SAID HE UNTO ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA,.... Not at Penuel or Succoth, but when he had brought them into the land of Canaan, and perhaps to his own city Ophrah: WHAT MANNER OF MEN WERE THEY WHOM YE SLEW...
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a king. Ver. 18. _Whom...
_What manner of men were they_, &c. In outward shape and quality. _Whom ye slew at Tabor?_ Whither he understood his brethren had fled for shelter upon the approach of the Midianites, and where he lea...
1 Gideon pacifieth the Ephraimites. 4 Succoth and Penuel refuse to relieue Gideons army. 10 Zebah and Zalmunna are taken. 13 Succoth and Penuel are destroyed. 17 Gideon reuengeth his brethrens dea...
Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, after his return to his own tribe, WHAT MANNER OF MEN WERE THEY WHOM YE SLEW AT TABOR? He wanted a description of their face and form, their general appearance. A...
THE END OF ZEBAH AND ZALMUNNA...
GRIEVOUS WORDS AND A SOFT ANSWER (vv. 1-3) But the men of Ephraim were resentful that Gideon had called them so late rather than when he began his campaign against Midian (v.1). They did not stop to...
RESEMBLED: _ Heb._ according to the form, etc...
18-21 The kings of Midian must be reckoned with. As they confessed themselves guilty of murder, Gideon acted as the avenger of blood, being the next of kin to the persons slain. Little did they think...
WHAT MANNER OF MEN, i.e. for outward shape and quality? AT TABOR; whither he understood they fled for shelter, upon the approach of the Midianites; and where he learnt that some were slain, which he s...
Judges 8:18 said H559 (H8799) Zebah H2078 Zalmunna H6759 What H375 men H582 killed H2026 (H8804) Tabor...
‘ Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What manner of men were they whom you slew at Tabor?” And they answered, “As you are, so were they. Each one resembled the children of a king.” ' “THEN SAID HE T...
Judges 6-8 In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were r...
CONTENTS: Jealousy of Ephriam. Events to the death of Gideon. Apostasy. CHARACTERS: God, Gideon, Zebah, Zalmunna, Abimelech, Jerubbaal, Jether. CONCLUSION: Many are led into false ways by one false...
Judges 8:16. _He taught the men of Succoth._ The LXX read, _he threshed_ them. This little city of forty or fifty families was blinded, in giving this answer to Gideon. Soldiers fighting for their cou...
_The children of a king._ THE ROYAL HOUSE OF JESUS There are family names that stand for wealth, or patriotism, or intelligence. The name of Washington means patriotism, although some of the blood of...
CHAPTER 8 _FINAL DEALING WITH THE ENEMY—GIDEON’S LAST DAYS. Judges 8:18_ CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 8:18. THEN SAID HE, etc.] This must have taken place when Gideon arrived at home; for it was after his...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 8:13 BEFORE THE SUN WAS UP. There is a wonderful diversity in the renderings of this verse. Some of the old versions and Jewish Rabbis interpret it _before sunset. _Many of the best...
Shall we turn in our Bibles to the book of Judges, chapter eight? The Ephraimites were troublemakers. And in chapter eight we find them giving Gideon a bad time. But we see with what splendid diplomac...
Judges 4:6; Jude 1:16; Psalms 12:2; Psalms 89:12...