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Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength. Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels` necks.
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Pride in the Face of Death
The Midianite kings asked Gideon to kill them personally, not his young son. Commentators explain this was a matter of pride; they preferred a quick, honorable death from a mighty warrior over a shameful one from a boy. Matthew Henry notes their focus on earthly dignity reveals a tragic lack of concern for the divine judgment they were about to face.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Rise thou, and fall upon us. —They sought to avoid the pain and shame of falling by the irresolute hands of a boy.
Baptist
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
