Judges 8:21 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

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…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

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.

It…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

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…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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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