Judges 8:20
“And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said unto Jether, his firstborn, up, and slay them,.... Being the near kinsman of his father's brethren, whom…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It was Gideon’s place to act the part of the “avenger of blood” Num 35:12; Deu 19:6. The fierce manners of the age break…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 8:18-21
Judgment began at the house of God, in the just correction of the men of Succoth and Penuel, who were Israelites, but it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Jether his firstborn Did Gideon wish to bestow an honour upon his son, and humiliate these famous warriors? Or was the…