Judges 7:4
“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Lord said to Gideon, the people are yet too many,.... Though they were but just the number that Barak had with…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Try - The word used for refining metals by separating the dross from the pure ore. They who threw themselves on the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 7:1-8
Here, I. Gideon applies himself with all possible care and industry to do the part of a good general, in leading on the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I will try them So elsewhere of Jehovah's testingthe people, Jer 9:7; Isa 48:10; Psa 66:10, a figurative expression…
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