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“ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. ”

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

Succoth was in the valley or Ghor of the Jordan Judges 8:5 , and Penuel apparently in the mountain. No identification of Penuel has taken place. It was south of the Brook Jabbok, and on Jacob’s wa...
Judges 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him .
Judges 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. He went ... to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise -...
Judges 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He went up thence to Penuel. — Penuel was also in the tribe of Gad, on the heights above the Jordan valley, on the southern bank of the Jabbok. The name means “face of God,” from Jacob’s vision ( G...
Judges 8:8 - 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 8:8 - 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 8:8 - 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 8:8 - 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 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he went up thence to Penuel ,.... A place not far from Succoth, and to which also Jacob gave name, from the Lord's appearing to him there face to face, Genesis 32:30 but here was nothing of Go...
Judges 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him]. Ver. 8. And the men of Penuel answered him. ] Not the ru...
Judges 8:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:7 ; Judges 8:9 . With the thorns of the wilderness The city was near a wilderness that abounded with thorns and briers. Penuel Another city beyond Jordan; both were in the tribe of...
Judges 8:8 - 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 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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

Penuel; another city beyond Jordan; of which see Genesis 32:30 1 Kings 12:25 .
Judges 8:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way, and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.' He and his men received the same treatment at Penuel. Ag...
Judges 8:8 - 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 8:8 - 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 8:8 - 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 8:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

The princes of Succoth . .. The men of Penuel. Patience under provocation Instead of being supported, as they had good right to expect they would have been, by those who profess to be the Lo...
Judges 8:8 - 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 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

1 Kings 12:25 ; Genesis 32:30 ; Genesis 32:31
Judges 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Penuel — Another city beyond Jordan; both were in the tribe of Gad.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Judges 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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

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

Judges 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 8:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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

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

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

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

Judges 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 8:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

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

Judges 8:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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

Judges 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes