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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:19

So Gideon, and the one hundred men that were with him ,.... Which was one of the three companies his army was divided into, and which company he had the command of particularly: came unto the outside of the camp, in the beginning of the middle watch ; the second watch, for the night was divided into three watches; for though in later times there were four watches, among the Romans F8 Liv. Hist. l. 36. c. 24. "Suidas in. voce" προφνλακη , "et in voce" φνλακη , and which the Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:20

And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers ,.... The other two, observing what Gideon and his company did, followed their example, and at the same time blew their trumpets, and broke their pitchers; for that there were four companies, three besides Gideon's, as Kimchi and Ben Melech suggest, there is no reason to believe: and held the lamps in their left hands ; which they took out of the pitchers when they broke them, and holding them up in their left hands, gave... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:21

And they stood every man in his place around the camp ,.... To see the salvation of God, and that it might most clearly appear to be his own doing; and indeed, had they gone into it, they could have done nothing; they had no weapons in their hands, a trumpet in one hand, and a lamp in the other; though this their position served to increase the terror of the enemy, who might suppose that they stood either to light and introduce a large army at the back of them; or to light the forces already... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:22

And the three hundred men blew the trumpets ,.... Kept blowing them to continue and increase the terror of the enemy, and still held the lamps in their hands, and stood as torch bearers to light the Midianites and their associates to destroy one another, as follows: and the Lord set every man's sword against his fellow throughout the host ; and so slew one another; either suspecting treachery, as Grotius, and so in revenge, wrath, and indignation, drew their swords on each other; or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:23

And the men of Israel gathered themselves together ,.... Not out of all the tribes, but out of those which lay nearest, and which are particularly mentioned: out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh : and these seem to be the same persons out of those tribes who first joined Gideon, but were separated from his army; both those that were fearful, and those that bowed their knees to drink, and who perhaps had not gone far before they heard of the defeat and flight of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:24

And Gideon sent messengers throughout all Mount Ephraim ,.... To raise the inhabitants of it, who lay nearer Jordan, to which the Midianites would make, in order to intercept them in their flight; or however get possession of the fords of Jordan before them, and hinder their passage over it: saying, come down against the Midianites ; for though he had routed them, and they were fled before him, yet he had not men enough with him to destroy them; and besides, as they had their camels to... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:13

Told a dream - Both the dream and the interpretation were inspired by God for the purpose of increasing the confidence of Gideon, and appalling his enemies. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:14

Into his hand hath God delivered Midian - This is a full proof that God had inspired both the dream and its interpretation. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:16

He divided the three hundred men - Though the victory was to be from the Lord, yet he knew that he ought to use prudential means; and those which he employed on this occasion were the best calculated to answer the end. If he had not used these means, it is not likely that God would have delivered the Midianites into his hands. Sometimes, even in working a miracle, God will have natural means used: Go, dip thyself seven times in Jordan. Go, wash in the pool Siloam. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 7:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 7:16

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