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So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
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A Decisive Victory
Commentators explain that the victory over Midian was not temporary but decisive. The phrase "they lifted up their heads no more" signifies a complete subjugation. God's deliverance through Gideon was so thorough that the Midianites were unable to recover and never again posed a significant threat to Israel.
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19th Century
Anglican
Thus was Midian subdued. —This verse closes the second great epoch of Gideon’s life. The separate phrases occur in Judges…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel By the hand of Gideon humbled and brought under, their power o…
Presbyterian
Gideon refused the government the people offered him. No good man can be pleased with any honour done to himself, which belongs only to God.
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