Judges 8:2

What... ? Is not... ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A civil war with the great tribe of Ephraim would soon have turned Israel’s victory into mourning. Gideon therefore soothes their wounded pride by...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of (b) you? [Is] not the (c) gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of A...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Ephraimites Appeased. After defeating the mighty foreign foe, Gideon had to settle a domestic dispute which might easily have become serious, a...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Is not the gleaning, &c.— The Ephraimites, displeased that they had not been called to share the glory of this enterprise with their brethren o...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-eze...
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. T...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Gleaning and vintage ] note the contrast between these. Abi-ezer ] Gideon substitutes this for his own name.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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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

Following the deliverance from the oppression of Midian, Gideon had to deal with internal troubles. The people of Ephraim objected that he had not ca...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How gracious the mind of Gideon, in turning away wrath by gentleness. But observe, how Gideon points to the hand of God in all this business. See a s...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto them ,.... In a very mild and gentle manner, giving soft words, which turn away wrath: what have I done in comparison of you ? he...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

What have I done now? &c. What I have done in cutting off some of the common soldiers is not to be compared with your destroying their princes....
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 h...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

What was done was done by God's immediate making them one to kill another; what I have done, in cutting off some of the fugitive common soldiers, is...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And he said to them, “What have I done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?”...
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

Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better. The conduct of the Ephraimites 1. Their unthankfulness was great, and the injury which he...
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 said unto them, What have I done now in comparison with you? It was a diplomatic retort, for it placed the exploit of the Ephraimites in captu...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

What have I, &c. — What I have done in cutting off some of the common soldiers, is not to be compared with your destroying their princes; I beg...

² And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

Related Commentaries of Judges 8:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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 8:2