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Judges 8:16 KJV
Judges · chapter 8 · verse 16
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.Judges 8:16 · King James Version
Judges 8:16 in context
14And 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 threescore and seventeen men.
15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wildernessmidbâra pastureH4057 →
- elderszâqênoldH2205 →
- thornsqôwtsa thornH6975 →
- briersbarqâna thornH1303 →
- taughtyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- tooklâqachto takeH3947 →
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In these verses we have, I. Gideon, as a valiant general, pursuing the remaining Midianites, and bravely following his blow. A very great slaughter was made of the enemy at first: 120,000 men that drew the sword, Jdg 8:10.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-17