Judges 8:14

1 Samuel 30:11-15; Judges 1:24; Judges 1:25

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The written (see the margin) list would enable Gideon to punish the guilty and spare the innocent people. Succoth was governed by a sanhedrim or co...
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 b...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even...
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

Described] RM 'wrote down' a list of the chief men. The elders are heads of families; the princes (cp. Judges 8:6 ) are the military leaders.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Caught a young man. — Comp. Judges 1:24 . Described. — Marg. writ, i.e.: the boy wrote down their names (LXX., apegrapsato; Vulg., descrip...
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

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him ,.... Just before he came to the city, he spied a young man which belonged to it,...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, [even]...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He described unto him , &c. Hebrews יכתב, jichtob , he wrote down, probably the names and dwellings, and perhaps also the qualities of the grea...
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

Gideon Pursues the Midianites. B. C. 1249....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He told him their names and qualities.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him. And he wrote down for him the names of the princes of Succoth, and its elde...
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...
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 n...
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 t...
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...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and caught a young man of the men, the inhabitants, of Succoth, and enquired of him, in order to find out certain facts about the city; and he des...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He described — He told him their names and qualities.

¹⁴ And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he describedd unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

Related Commentaries of Judges 8:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 8:14