Judges 8:16
14 There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
15 And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
17 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
18 Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
- KJV
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- WEB
- He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- ASV
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- DARBY
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
- BLB
- And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and he taught with them the men of Succoth.
- ÅB
- Og han grep byens eldste, og han tok ørkenens torner og tistler og tuktet med dem mennene i Sukkot.
- OTB
- Han tok byens eldste og disiplinerte mennene i Sukkot med ørkentorner og tistler.
- B1930
- Og han grep byens eldste, og han tok ørkenens torner og tistler og tuktet med dem mennene i Sukkot.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 10:13
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
Read in contextProverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Read in contextJudges 8:7
“Very well,” Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!”
Read in contextMicah 7:4
The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion.
Read in contextEzra 2:6
the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
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