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Judges 8:19 KJV
Judges · chapter 8 · verse 19
And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.Judges 8:19 · King James Version
Judges 8:19 in context
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.
19And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
20And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenʼâcha brother )H251 →
- motherʼêma motherH517 →
- livethchayaliveH2416 →
- alivechâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- sonsbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Judgment began at the house of God, in the just correction of the men of Succoth and Penuel, who were Israelites, but it did not end there. The kings of Midian, when they had served to demonstrate Gideon's victories, and grace his triumphs, must now be reckoned with. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-21