John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:25
And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb ,.... The one signifies a "raven", and the other a "wolf"; which were either nicknames given them because of their voraciousness and cruelty, or which they took themselves, or their ancestors before them, to make themselves terrible to others; so the Romans had the families of the Corvini, &c.; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb ; perhaps they found him in a cave of the rock, and dragging him out slew him, from whence the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 7:23-25
We have here the prosecution of this glorious victory. 1. Gideon's soldiers that had been dismissed, and perhaps had begun to disperse themselves, upon notice of the enemies? flight got together again, and vigorously pursued those whom they had not courage to face. The men of Israel out of Naphtali and Asher who did this (Jdg. 7:23) were not such as now came from those distant countries, but the same that had enlisted themselves (Jdg. 6:35), but had been cashiered. Those who were fearful and... read more