Judges 8:2
“And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said unto them,.... In a very mild and gentle manner, giving soft words, which turn away wrath:
what have I…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A civil war with the great tribe of Ephraim would soon have turned Israel’s victory into mourning. Gideon therefore…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 8:1-3
No sooner were the Midianites, the common enemy, subdued, than, through the violence of some hot spirits, the children…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Gideon, like his father (Jdg 6:31), had the ready wit to extricate himself from an awkward situation. For the gleaning…
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