Judges 8:24
“And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you,.... Which he thought they would scarcely deny, and it was…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In this desire for gold Gideon falls to the level of ordinary men, and we may see in it the first decline of his glory,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 8:22-28
Here is, I. Gideon's laudable modesty, after his great victory, in refusing the government which the people offered him.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The making of the ephod and the manner in which it is spoken of belong to an early stage of religious thought; Jdg…
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