Judges 8:14
“And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him,.... Just before he came to the city, he spied a young…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The written (see the margin) list would enable Gideon to punish the guilty and spare the innocent people. Succoth was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 8:4-17
In these verses we have,
I. Gideon, as a valiant general, pursuing the remaining Midianites, and bravely following his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he described for him he wrote down (and gave) unto him. The knowledge of writing must have been widely spread even at…