Judges 8:17

Beat down the tower. — The importance of the place led to its re-fortification by Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:25).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. No JFB commentary on this verse.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Brought] RV 'offered,' as in 1 Chronicles 12:18 .
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city, in a just punishment of their faithlessness and treason.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 12:25 ; Judges 8:9
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Slew the men of the city — Not all of them; probably those only who had affronted him.

¹⁷ And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Related Commentaries of Judges 8:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 8:17