Judges 8:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. ”

Judges 8:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Succoth was in the tribe of Gad which was entirely trans-Jordanic Joshua 13:27 ; and the ruins are at Sukkot, on the east of Jordan, a little south of Bethshan. Give, I pray you etc. - Gideon...
Judges 8:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, (d) loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. (d) Or, s...
Judges 8:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Pursuit on the East of Jordan. This section is not continuous with the preceding one. The men of Israel, who were gathered together after the battle ( Judges 7:23 ), and the Ephraimites, who we...
Judges 8:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men . folk. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14.
Judges 8:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. Give, I pray y...
Judges 8:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. He said...
Judges 8:5 - 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 8:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Unto the men of Succoth. — The name Succoth means “booths,” and the place was so named, or re-named, because of the “booths” which had been erected there by Jacob on his return from Padanaram ( Gen...
Judges 8:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

"MIDIAN'S EVIL DAY" Judges 7:8-25 - Judges 8:1-21 THERE is now with Gideon a select band of three hundred, ready for a night attack on the Midianites. The leader has been guided to a singular...
Judges 8:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath Judges 7:24-25 ; Judges 8:1-12 The fleeing host made for the three fords of the Jordan, and with all haste Gideon summoned the tribes to anticipate them. The w...
Judges 8:5 - 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 8:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The men of Succoth, and of Penuel, were Israelites by descent, but sadly degenerated from the spirit of Israel. The Reader will recollect, however, that these things happened during the time of the c...
Judges 8:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said to the men of Succoth ,.... The inhabitants of that place, the principal men of it, which lay in his way as he was pursuing the Midianites in their flight to their own country; for this...
Judges 8:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be] faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. Ver. 5. Loa...
Judges 8:5 - 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 8:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gideon Pursues the Midianites. B. C. 1249. 4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed o...
Judges 8:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Succoth; a place beyond Jordan, Genesis 33:17 Joshua 13:27 Psalms 60:6 . Kings of Midian; where before this time were five kings at once, Numbers 31:8 , who either reigned separately in...
Judges 8:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he said to the men of Succoth, “Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are faint and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” ' Succoth wa...
Judges 8:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE COMPLETION OF THE LORD’S DELIVERANCE OF HIS PEOPLE. Judges 8:1-17 CRITICAL NOTES.— Judges 8:1 . And the men of Ephraim said , etc.] i.e .—after Gideon had reached the trans-Jordanic side...
Judges 8:5 - 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 8:5 - 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 8:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Judges 8:4 Came to Jordan . The narrative goes back to Judges 7:24 , to follow up the personal history of Gideon, from which the writer had been diverted to relate the result o...
Judges 8:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Difficulties with Ephraim and the Cities Succoth and Penuel
Judges 8:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 25:18 ; 2 Samuel 17:28 ; 2 Samuel 17:29 ; 3 John 1:6-8 ; Deuteronomy 23:4 ; Genesis 14:18 ; Genesis 33:17 ; Psalms 60:6

Judges 8:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Judges 8:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 8:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Judges 8:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 8:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 8:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 8:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 8:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 8:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 8:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 8:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 8:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 8:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 8:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 8:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 8:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 8:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge