And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people are still too many; take them down to the water and I will test them for you there; and he of whom I say to you, `This man shall go with you,' shall go with you; and any of whom I say to you, `This man shall not go with you,' shall not go."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Try – The word used for refining metals by separating the dross from the pure ore. Those who threw themselves on the ground and drank freely…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The people are yet too many. —A fresh trial of faith; but small numbers were essential for the method of victory by which…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord said to Gideon, the people are yet too many
Though they were but just the number that Barak had with hi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God provides that the praise of victory may be entirely His, by appointing only three hundred men to be employed. Activity and prudence accompany d…

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