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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 7:17

Jdg 7:17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be [that], as I do, so shall ye do. Ver. 17. Look on me, and do likewise. ] He was sure of the victory, and yet giveth military precepts, and useth the means. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 7:18

Jdg 7:18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that [are] with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, [The sword] of the LORD, and of Gideon. Ver. 18. The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. ] Domino et Gideoni; this was the word. a Against Jehovah there was no fighting: and Gideon’s name was now grown terrible to them, as Scipio’s afterwards was to the Carthaginians, Hunniades’s to the Turks, &c. a Tessera et symbolum fuit quo terrerent hostes, et... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 7:16

three companies: This small number of men, thus divided, would be able to encompass the whole camp of the Midianites. Concealing the lamps in the pitchers, they would pass unobserved to their appointed stations; then, in the dead of the night, when most of the enemy were fast asleep, all at once breaking their pitchers one against another, with as much noise as they could, and blowing the trumpets and shouting; they would occasion an exceedingly great alarm. The obedience of faith alone could... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 7:17

Judges 9:48, Matthew 16:24, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Hebrews 13:7, 1 Peter 5:3 Reciprocal: Judges 3:28 - Follow read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 7:18

blow ye: Judges 7:20 the sword: The word cherev, "sword," necessarily implied, and rightly supplied by our venerable translators from Judges 7:20, is found in this place, in the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, and in eight manuscripts; and evidently appears to be genuine. 1 Samuel 17:47, 2 Chronicles 20:15-Esther : Reciprocal: Judges 7:7 - General Judges 9:48 - What ye 2 Chronicles 13:15 - as the men 2 Chronicles 23:13 - sounded read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 7:16

And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.Three companies — To make a shew of a vast army.Within the pitchers — Partly to preserve the flame from the wind and weather; and partly to conceal it, and surprise their enemy with sudden flashes of light. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 7:17

And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.Look on me — For though two hundred of his men were placed on other sides of the camp; yet they were so disposed, that some persons, set as watchmen, might see what was done, and give notice to the rest to follow the example. read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 7:18

When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.Of Gideon — He mentions his own name, together with God's, not out of arrogance, as if he would equal himself with God; but from prudent policy, because his name was grown formidable to them, and so was likely to further his design. See verse14. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:16

16. Three companies So as to form three attacking columns, and thereby give them the semblance of a mighty host. Empty pitchers Earthen jars, which served to hide the lamps or torches as they approached the enemy’s camp, and by their noise when broken served to confuse and terrify the Midianites. read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 7:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 7:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 7:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 7:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 7:18

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 7:16

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 7:17

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 7:18

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:16

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