8:1 Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites;
8:4 Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army;
8:10 Zebah and Zalmunna are taken;
8:13 Succoth and Penuel are destroyed;
8:17 Gideon revenges his brethren's death on Zebah and Zalmunna;
8:22 He refuses government;
8:24 His ephod the cause of idolatry;
8:28 Midian subdued;
8:29 Gideon's children, and death;
8:33 The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude. Verse 1the menJudges 12:1-6; 2 Samuel 19:41; Job 5:2; Ecclesiastes 4:4; James 4:5, 4:6 Whyetc. Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us, sharply. Heb. strongly.Reciprocal1 Samuel 24:14 - a flea; 2 Samuel 19:43 - the words; Proverbs 13:10 - with; 15:1 - soft; 15:18 - he; 17:14 - leave Verse 2What1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Galatians 5:14, 5:15; Philippians 2:2, 2:3; James 1:19, 1:20, 3:13-18 Is not theThat is, the Ephraimites have performed more important services than Gideon and his men had achieved.AbiezerJudges 6:11, 6:34ReciprocalLeviticus 19:10 - glean; Numbers 26:30 - Jeezer; Joshua 17:2 - the children; 1 Chronicles 7:18 - General; Isaiah 17:6 - General Verse 3GodJudges 7:24, 7:25; Psalm 44:3, 115:1, 118:14-16; John 4:37; Romans 12:3, 12:6, 15:18, 15:19; Philippians 2:3 ThenProverbs 15:1, 16:32, 25:11, 25:15 angerHeb. spiritReciprocalJoshua 22:30 - it pleased them; Zechariah 6:8 - quieted Verse 4faint1 Samuel 14:28, 14:29, 14:31, 14:32, 30:10; 2 Corinthians 4:8, 4:9, 4:16; Galatians 6:9; Habakkuk 3:1-12:4ReciprocalGenesis 25:29 - and he; Judges 7:25 - on the other side; 9:17 - fought; 15:18 - he was sore; 2 Samuel 16:2 - that such; 17:29 - The people; Isaiah 21:14 - brought; Mark 8:3 - General; Habakkuk 3:1 - out of Verse 5SuccothGenesis 33:17; Psalm 60:6 loavesGenesis 14:18; Deuteronomy 23:4; 1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Samuel 17:28, 17:29; 3 John 1:6-8ReciprocalGenesis 25:29 - and he; 47:15 - Give us bread; Exodus 11:8 - follow thee; Joshua 13:27 - Succoth; 1 Samuel 30:10 - so faint; 2 Samuel 16:2 - that such; Psalm 108:7 - the valley; Proverbs 26:3 - General Verse 6Judges 5:23; Genesis 25:13, 37:25, 37:28; 1 Samuel 25:10, 25:11; 1 Kings 20:11; 2 Kings 14:9; Proverbs 18:23; Philippians 2:21ReciprocalJoshua 13:27 - Succoth; Judges 8:15 - upbraid; 1 Chronicles 20:3 - with saws; Psalm 108:7 - the valley Verse 7tearHeb. thresh, Judges 8:16Reciprocal8:15 - upbraid; 1 Chronicles 20:3 - with saws Verse 8Genesis 32:30, 32:31; 1 Kings 12:25ReciprocalGenesis 33:17 - Succoth; 47:15 - Give us bread Verse 9I come1 Kings 22:27, 22:28 I will breakJudges 8:17

Verse 10KarkorIf this were the name of a place, it is no where else mentioned. Some contend that karkor signifies rest; and the Vulgate renders it requiescebant, "rested". This seems the most likely; for it is said - Judges 8:11 that Gideon "smote the host: for the host was secure."children7:12 fell an hundredetc. or, an hundred and twenty thousand every one drawing a sword, 7:22, 20:2, 20:15, 20:17, 20:25, 20:35, 20:46; 2 Kings 3:26; 2 Chronicles 13:17, 28:6, 28:8; Isaiah 37:36ReciprocalGenesis 29:1 - came; Judges 6:3 - children; 6:5 - as grasshoppers; 6:33 - children; Job 1:3 - men; Isaiah 9:4 - as in the day; Ezekiel 25:4 - men Verse 11NobahNobah took its name from an Israelite who conquered it; and is said by Eusebius to have been, in his time, a forsaken place eight miles south from Heshbon. Jogbehah was probably near it. Numbers 32:35, 32:42 secureJudges 18:27; 1 Samuel 15:32, 30:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:3ReciprocalJudges 6:33 - children; 8:10 - Karkor; 1 Chronicles 2:23 - Kenath Verse 12tookJoshua 10:16-18, 10:22-25; Job 12:16-21, 34:19; Psalm 83:11; Amos 2:14; Revelation 6:15, 6:16, 19:19-21 discomfitedHeb. terrified

Verse 13beforeThe words milmaaleh haichaires should, most probably be rendered "from the ascent of Chares;" which is the reading of the LXX Syriac, Arabic, and Houbigant. Judges 8:13

Verse 14caughtJudges 1:24, 1:25; 1 Samuel 30:11-15 describedHeb. writReciprocalJoshua 13:27 - Succoth Verse 15upbraidJudges 8:6, 8:7ReciprocalJoshua 9:25 - we are; 1 Samuel 30:21 - saluted them Verse 16the eldersJudges 8:7; Proverbs 10:13, 19:29; Ezra 2:6 thornsMicah 7:4 taughtHeb. made to know, Instead of wyyoda, Houbigant, Lev. Clerc, and others read wyyadosh, "and he tore or threshed;" and this is not only agreeable to what Gideon threatened - Judges 8:7
but is supported by the LXX Vulgate, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. The Hebrew Text might easily have been corrupted simply by the change ofשׁ, shin, into ע, ayin, letters very similar to each other.ReciprocalGenesis 33:17 - Succoth; Exodus 3:20 - after that; 1 Chronicles 20:3 - with saws Verse 17Judges 8:9; 1 Kings 12:25ReciprocalGenesis 32:30 - Peniel; 1 Chronicles 20:3 - with saws Verse 18TaborJudges 4:6; Psalm 89:12 As thou art12:2; Jude 1:16 resembledHeb. according to the form of, etcReciprocal1 Samuel 10:3 - Tabor; 16:6 - Surely; 2 Kings 1:7 - What manner of man was he; Isaiah 3:3 - the honourable man; Ezekiel 23:15 - all of; Daniel 1:4 - in whom; James 1:24 - what Verse 19ReciprocalRuth 3:13 - the Lord liveth; 1 Kings 1:29 - As the Verse 20Joshua 10:24; 1 Samuel 15:33; Psalm 149:9Reciprocal2 Samuel 1:15 - Go near; 1 Kings 2:25 - he fell Verse 21Rise thouIt was disgraceful to fall by the hands of a child; and death by the blows of such a person must be much more lingering and tormenting. Some have employed children to dispatch captives. Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 31:3, 31:5; Revelation 9:6 slewPsalm 83:1 ornamentsor, ornaments like the moon, Isaiah 3:18ReciprocalJoshua 10:26 - Joshua; Judges 6:5 - their camels; 8:26 - chains; 15:12 - fall; 1 Kings 2:25 - he fell; Jeremiah 49:29 - camels Verse 22Rule thouJudges 9:8-15; 1 Samuel 8:5, 12:12; John 6:15ReciprocalDeuteronomy 33:5 - king; 1 Samuel 8:1 - made his Verse 23I willJudges 2:18, 10:18, 11:9-11; Luke 22:24-27; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Peter 5:3 the Lord1 Samuel 8:6, 8:7, 10:19, 12:12; Isaiah 33:22, 63:19ReciprocalJudges 9:8 - Reign; 1 Samuel 8:1 - made his Verse 24give meGenesis 24:22, 24:53; Exodus 12:35, 32:3; 1 Peter 3:3-5 becauseGenesis 16:10, 16:11, 25:13, 37:25, 37:28; 1 Samuel 25:11; 1 Kings 20:11ReciprocalGenesis 35:4 - earrings; Exodus 32:2 - General; Deuteronomy 7:25 - snared; 2 Chronicles 20:25 - precious jewels; Ezekiel 16:11 - General Verse 26a thousandTaking the shekel at half an ounce, the sum of the gold ear-rings was 73 lbs. 4 oz. and worth about, 300 sterling.collarsor, sweet jewelspurpleEsther 8:15; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:7; Luke 16:19; John 19:2, 19:5; Revelation 17:4; 18:12, 18:16 chainsJudges 8:21ReciprocalPsalm 73:6 - as a chain; Jeremiah 49:29 - camels; Daniel 3:1 - made Verse 27an ephodJudges 17:5, 18:14, 18:17; Exodus 28:6-12; 1 Samuel 23:9, 23:10; Isaiah 8:20 OphrahJudges 8:32, 6:11, 6:24; Deuteronomy 12:5 a whoringExodus 23:33; Psalm 73:27, 106:39; Hosea 2:2, 4:12-14 a snareJudges 8:33; Deuteronomy 7:16ReciprocalExodus 34:12 - lest; 1 Chronicles 5:25 - a whoring; Daniel 3:1 - made; Hosea 3:4 - ephod Verse 28was MidianPsalm 83:9-12; Isaiah 9:4, 10:26 forty yearsJudges 3:11, 3:30, 5:31ReciprocalJoshua 14:15 - And the land; Judges 11:26 - three hundred Verse 29JerubbaalJudges 6:32; 1 Samuel 12:11 in his own houseNehemiah 5:14, 5:15

Verse 30threescoreJudges 9:2, 9:5, 10:4, 12:9, 12:14; Genesis 46:26; Exodus 1:5; 2 Kings 10:1 of his body begottenHeb. going out of his thighmany wivesGenesis 2:24, 7:7; Deuteronomy 17:17; 2 Samuel 3:2-5, 5:13-16; 1 Kings 11:3; Malachi 2:15; Matthew 19:5-8; Ephesians 5:31-33Reciprocal1 Samuel 1:2 - two; 2 Chronicles 11:21 - eighteen wives; 13:21 - begat Verse 31concubineJudges 9:1-5; Genesis 16:15, 22:24 calledHeb. setAbimelechJudges 9:18; Genesis 20:2Reciprocal1 Kings 11:3 - seven hundred; 2 Chronicles 13:21 - begat Verse 32died inGenesis 15:15, 25:8; Joshua 24:29, 24:30; Job 5:26, 42:17 OphrahJudges 8:27, 6:24

Verse 33as soonJudges 2:7-10, 2:17, 2:19; Joshua 24:31; 2 Kings 12:2; 2 Chronicles 24:17, 24:18 wentJudges 8:27, 2:17; Exodus 34:15, 34:16; Jeremiah 3:9 BaalberithLiterally, "the lord of the covenant." Judges 9:4, 9:46Reciprocal1 Chronicles 5:25 - and went; 2 Chronicles 17:3 - sought; Jeremiah 23:27 - as Verse 34rememberedPsalm 78:11, 78:42, 106:18, 106:21; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Jeremiah 2:32Reciprocal23:27 - as Verse 35showedJudges 9:5, 9:16-19; Ecclesiastes 9:14, 9:15 JerubbaalRather, Jerubbaal Gideon; as we say, Simon Peter; or call a person by his Christian and surname. Gideon was a mighty man of valour, a true patriot, evidently disinterested and void of ambition. He loved his country, and hazarded his life for it; but refused the kingdom, when offered to him and his heirs. The act of making the ephod was totally wrong; yet, probably it was done with no reprehensible design.ReciprocalGenesis 25:2 - Midian; Judges 9:18 - are risen; 1 Samuel 12:11 - Jerubbaal; 1 Kings 12:16 - So Israel; 2 Chronicles 10:16 - So all Israel; Habakkuk 3:1 - Gedeon