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Judges 7:25 KJV
Judges · chapter 7 · verse 25
And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.Judges 7:25 · King James Version
Judges 7:25 in context
23And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites.
24And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
25And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MidianitesMidyânMidjan, a son of AbrahamH4080 →
- winepressyeqeba troughH3342 →
- princessara head personH8269 →
- pursuedrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intentH7291 →
- tooklâkadto catchH3920 →
- OrebʻÔrêbOreb, the name of a Midianite and of the cliff near the JordanH6159 →
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We have here the prosecution of this glorious victory. 1. Gideon's soldiers that had been dismissed, and perhaps had begun to disperse themselves, upon notice of the enemies' flight got together again, and vigorously pursued those whom they had not courage to face.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-25