Judges 8:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. ”

Judges 8:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They spread ... - The Septuagint reads “He spread his garment.”
Judges 8:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Gideon Refuses a Kingdom, and Erects an Ephod. Long before the Israelites had any human kings. Yahweh was regarded as their Divine King, and Gideon, like Samuel ( 1 Samuel 8:7 ; 1 Samuel 10:19 ;...
Judges 8:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they answered, We will willingly give them . And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.
Judges 8:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Judges 8:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

History of the Judges ( Judges 3:5 to Judges 16:31 ) On this, the main section of the book, see Intro. § 2 and List of Oppressions and Judges. The larger part of the book is concerned with six o...
Judges 8:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

We will willingly give. — Literally, giving, we will give. They spread. — Perhaps the true reading should be “ he spread,” as in the LXX. ( aneptuxe ). A garment. — Perhaps his own upper g...
Judges 8:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

GIDEON THE ECCLESIASTIC Judges 8:22-28 THE great victory of Gideon had this special significance, that it ended the incursions of the wandering races of the desert. Canaan offered a continual l...
Judges 8:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Snare of Success Judges 8:13-28 Clearly Gideon's family had passed through some terrible tragedy previous to this war of emancipation. He had not learned our Lord's teaching of forgiveness...
Judges 8:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he had not called them to his help. The men of Succoth and Penu...
Judges 8:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Whatever were the views of Gideon in this ephod, is not easily determined. Aaron had fallen into a similar transgression, in the time the church was in the wilderness. Alas! what are the best of men...
Judges 8:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they answered, we will willingly give them ,.... Or, "in giving we will give" d; give them with all their hearts, most freely and cheerfully: and they spread a garment, and did cast therein ev...
Judges 8:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. Ver. 25. We will willingly give them. ] Giving we will give....
Judges 8:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

GRIEVOUS WORDS AND A SOFT ANSWER (vv. 1-3) But the men of Ephraim were resentful that Gideon had called them so late rather than when he began his campaign against Midian (v.1). They did not sto...
Judges 8:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gideon Declines the Proffered Crown. B. C. 1249. 22 Then the men of Israel said unto G...
Judges 8:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Judges 8:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And they answered, “We will willingly give (literally ‘giving we will give') them,” and they spread a garment, and cast in it every man the earrings from his spoil.' The people responded willin...
Judges 8:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CHAPTER 8 FINAL DEALING WITH THE ENEMY—GIDEON’S LAST DAYS. Judges 8:18-35 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 8:18 . Then said he , etc.] This must have taken place when Gideon arrived at home; for it wa...
Judges 8:25 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 6-8 In the first words of Gideon we find the key to his character. (1) He was a man who felt deeply the degradation of his people. He could not enjoy his own harvest while the Midianites were...
Judges 8:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:16 . He taught the men of Succoth. The LXX read, he threshed them. This little city of forty or fifty families was blinded, in giving this answer to Gideon. Soldiers fighting for their...
Judges 8:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

Rule thou over us . .. for thou hast delivered us. Gideon’s after-life Many a man does well in times of difficulty and danger who fails entirely in prosperity. It remains for us to see wheth...
Judges 8:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 8:22 , Judges 8:23 Rule thou , etc. The gratitude of Israel to their great deliverer, added to a sense that it would be for their own security, and to a desire, alre...
Judges 8:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Judges 8:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 8:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 8:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 8:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 8:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 8:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 8:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 8:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 8:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 8:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 8:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 8:25 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 8:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 8:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 8:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann