Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Judges 8:21
(21) Rise thou, and fall upon us.—They deprecated the pain and shame of falling by the irresolute hands of a boy.For as the man . . . his strength.—Deuteronomy 33:25. “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.”Ornaments.—Saharonim, “little moons,” crescent-shaped ornaments of gold and silver, still in common use to decorate animals. Isaiah 3:18, “round tires like the moon.” “Niveo lunata monilia dente” (Stat. Theb. ix. 689). After one of his battles Mohammed found a slain camel adorned with these... read more
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 8:1-35
The Pursuit of the Kings. Gideon’s Subsequent Career and Death1. Cp. Judges 12. Ephraim claimed to be the leading tribe; later the name was often used as a synonym for the northern kingdom. The natural jealousy of the tribe was appeased by Gideon’s ready wit; one might have suspected that, making such claims as these, they would not have left Gideon to take the initiative.2. Gleaning and vintage] note the contrast between these. Abi-ezer] Gideon substitutes this for his own name. 4. Having... read more