Judges 8:16
14 And 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.
15 And 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?
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 Then 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.
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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
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Read in contextProverbs 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
Read in contextJudges 8:7
And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
Read in contextMicah 7:4
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Read in contextEzra 2:6
The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
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