Judges 8:13
Before the sun was up - The translation of the words is doubtful, because of the rarity of the word rendered “sun” ( חרס cheres ). Many suppose...
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle (i) before the sun [was up], (i) Some read, the sun being yet high.
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 b...
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up , Returned from battle before the sun was up - This does not appear to be a p...
Before the sun was up— Very different and contrary interpretations are given of this passage. Houbigant supposes, that החרס hechares does not sig...
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, Gideon ... returned from battle before the sun was up. He seems to ha...
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...
Ammon ] N. of Moab: the Amalekites ( Genesis 36:12 ) are called Edomites. They occupied the desert between Sinai and S. Palestine. The Kenites forme...
Before the sun was up. — If the rendering were certain, it would prove that he had made a night attack on Karkor; but it seems more probable that t...
"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 Mi...
the Snare of Success Judges 8:13-28 Clearly Gideon's family had passed through some terrible tragedy previous to this war of emancipation. He h...
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...
The men of Succoth, and of Penuel, were Israelites by descent, but sadly degenerated from the spirit of Israel. The Reader will recollect, however, t...
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle ,.... To Penuel and Succoth, to chastise them for their ill treatment of him and his men: before...
And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun [was up], Ver. 13. Before the sun was up. ] Still he set upon them in the night,...
Gideon returned before the sun was up By which it may be gathered, that he came upon them in the night, which was most convenient for him who had s...
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...
Gideon Pursues the Midianites. B. C. 1249....
By which it may be gathered that he came upon them in the night, which was most convenient for him, who had so small a number with him; and most like...
‘ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, from the ascent of Heres.' Gideon ‘returned from battle.' That was the last thing that the le...
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...
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 n...
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 t...
The princes of Succoth . .. The men of Penuel. Patience under provocation Instead of being supported, as they had good right to expect they...
EXPOSITION Judges 8:13 Before the sun was up . There is a wonderful diversity in the renderings of this verse. Some of the old versions an...
The End of Zebah and Zalmunna
And Gideon, the son of Joash, returned from battle before the sun was up, or, from the ascent or pass of Hecheres, in the hills east of Succoth,
Before the sun was up — By which it might be gathered, that he came upon them in the night, which was most convenient for him who had so small a nu...
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,