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Judges 8:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Judges 8:16

Verse 16 of 35

Scripture focus

And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Judges 8:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 8:16

Theological / Devotional

Took the elders. Gideon now began to carry out the threat he made in v. 7. Precisely how he captured the elders the record does not state. They probably capitulated to save their city, for Gideon’s victory over the Midianites must have broken their will to resist.

Taught the men. It seems that this was done by beating them with thorny rods. The punishment administered to the elders was to serve as an effective lesson to these princes, lest they again show arrogant unconcern for their fellow Israelites.

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