Judges 8:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. ”

Judges 8:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again (f) in peace, I will break down this tower. (f) Having gotten the victory.
Judges 8:9 - 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 8:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. I will break down this tower - Probably they had not only denied him, but insultingly point...
Judges 8:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. He spake ... When I come again ... I will break down this tower. Intent on the purs...
Judges 8:9 - 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 8:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When I come again in peace. — Comp. 1 Kings 22:27 . I will break down this tower. — If the strength of their citadel emboldened them to refuse food to Gideon’s fainting warriors, it would also...
Judges 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 9 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel ,.... In a threatening way, as he had spoken to the men of Succoth: saying, when I come again in peace: having conquered all his enemies, and delivere...
Judges 8:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. Ver. 9. I will break down this tower. ] Whereon you bear yourselves so bold as if there...
Judges 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Gideon Pursues the Midianites. B. C. 1249. 4 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed o...
Judges 8:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Your confidence in which makes you thus proud and presumptuous. He implies that he would afterwards destroy their persons, as is expressed, Judges 8:17 .
Judges 8:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.” ' His response to the elders of Penuel was similar. They had a tower which was the stron...
Judges 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - 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 8:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Difficulties with Ephraim and the Cities Succoth and Penuel
Judges 8:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:27 ; 1 Kings 22:28 ; Judges 8:17
Judges 8:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Your tower — Your confidence in which makes you thus proud and presumptuous.

Judges 8:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Judges 8:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Judges 8:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Judges 8:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Judges 8:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Judges 8:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Judges 8:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Judges 8:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Judges 8:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Judges 8:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judges 8:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Judges 8:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Judges 8:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Judges 8:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Judges 8:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Judges 8:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Judges 8:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Judges 8:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges 8:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Judges 8:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes