Judges 6:32
“Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then all the Midianites, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east,.... The Arabians, Jdg 6:3 were gathered…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He called him - i. e. “He was called” Jerubbaal, as being the person against whom it was popularly said that Baal might…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 6:25-32
Here, I. Orders are given to Gideon to begin his government with the reformation of his father's house, Jdg 6:25, Jdg…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
on that day he called him Jerubbaal Or with a slight change, he was called; in consequence of the foregoing episode the…
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