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The ornaments - See the marginal note and compare Isaiah 3:18. The custom of adorning the necks of their camels with gold chains and ornamen…

Rise thou, and fall upon us. —They sought to avoid the pain and shame of falling by the irresolute hands of a boy.

There was always an itching among the Israelites to have a king, an earthly monarch to rule over them; but God did not design it that way.
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Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, rise you and fall upon us Since they must die, they chose rather to die by the hand of so g…

The kings of Midian must be reckoned with. As they confessed themselves guilty of murder, Gideon acted as the avenger of blood, being the next of k…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes