Judges 8:9
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.
8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
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
- So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”
- KJV
- And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
- WEB
- He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.”
- ASV
- And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
- DARBY
- And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
- BLB
- And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I come back in peace, I will tear down this tower.”
- ÅB
- Da sa han til dem og: Når jeg kommer vel hjem igjen, vil jeg rive ned dette tårn.
- OTB
- Så sa han til mennene i Pnuel: «Når jeg vender trygt tilbake, vil jeg rive ned dette tårnet.»
- B1930
- Da sa han til dem og: Når jeg kommer vel hjem igjen, vil jeg rive ned dette tårn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 8:17
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Read in context1 Kings 22:27–28
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
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