He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
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He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
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And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
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And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
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Passages linked to Judges 8:14 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 1:24-25 The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.” He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
- 1 Samuel 30:11-15 They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink. They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, and drank no water for three days and three nights. David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I got sick. We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.” David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this troop?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me and not deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this troop.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, described.
Or, described.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 8:14 And caught a young man of the…
Jdg 8:14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, [even] threescore and seventeen men.
Ver. 14. And he described unto him the princes.] Who had denied him refreshing in his pursuit of the enemy, and were therefore to be punished; though it is seldom seen that princes fall alone, since their sins do much harm, (I.) By imitation; (2.) By imputation: for pleotuntur Achivi, as 2Sa 24:1-25
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He told him their names and qualities.
He told him their names and qualities.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And caught a young man of the men of…
And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him,.... Just before he came to the city, he spied a young man which belonged to it, and laid hold on him, and inquired of him about the chief magistrates of the city, who they were, what their names, and their places of abode:
and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even seventy seven men; by which it appears that this was no inconsiderable city to have so many princes and elders in it; these the young man described to Gideon, what sort of men they were, what their names, and where they dwelt: or "he wrote unto him" (y); wrote down their names, and what part of the city they dwelt in; or Gideon took down in writing for himself their names and places of abode from the young man, that he might not forget: and in this Gideon showed great wisdom, and strict justice; being desirous to punish only the delinquents, and not the innocent with the wicked, the people with their rulers; for though he asked bread of the men of Succoth, the answer was returned in the ill natured manner it was by the princes.
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(y) "et scripsit ad eum", Montanus, Piscator; "et scripsit sibi", Pagninus, Munster; so some in Drusius.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He described - He told him their names and…
He described - He told him their names and qualities.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 14. He described unto him the princes of…
Verse 14. He described unto him the princes of Succoth] The young man probably gave him the names of seventy persons, the chief men of Succoth, who were those who were most concerned in refusing him and his men the refreshment he requested.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Jdg 8:14. He described unto him, &c. — Hebrews…
Jdg 8:14. He described unto him, &c. — Hebrews יכתב, jichtob, he wrote down, probably the names and dwellings, and perhaps also the qualities of the great men of the city, and of the judges, who were the persons that derided Gideon, and whom alone he intended to punish, and not all the people who were not guilty.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The written (see the margin) list would enable Gideon…
The written (see the margin) list would enable Gideon to punish the guilty and spare the innocent people. Succoth was governed by a sanhedrim or council of seventy elders (compare Num 11:16), with perhaps seven others of superior rank called princes.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain he described--wrote the names of the seventy princes or…
he described--wrote the names of the seventy princes or elders. It was from them he had received so inhospitable a treatment.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 14. Described unto him the princes — Literally, wrote…
14. Described unto him the princes — Literally, wrote for him the princes. The young man probably gave him the names of the chiefs and elders in writing, and all other necessary information.
Threescore and seventeen men — Succoth must have been an important city to have so many princes and elders.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 14. he described for him] he wrote down (and…
14. he described for him] he wrote down (and gave) unto him. The knowledge of writing must have been widely spread even at this early period. Cf. the similar incidents in Jdg_1:24 f.; 1Sa_30:11-16.
the elders] Cf. Jdg_8:16; the leading inhabitants and representatives of a district or city, e.g. Jdg_11:5-11; they constituted the local authority and transacted public business, e. g. 1Ki_21:8; 1Ki_21:11. Elders and princes—the latter perhaps the executive of the local authority—are mentioned together in 2Ki_10:1; Psa_105:22; Ezr_10:8; Ezr_10:14.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (14) Caught a young man.—Comp. Jdg_1:24.
(14) Caught a young man.—Comp. Jdg_1:24.
Described.—Marg. writ, i.e.: the boy wrote down their names (LXX., apegrapsato; Vulg., descripsit).
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Threescore and seventeen.—Perhaps a sort of local Sanhedrin of Seventy (Num_11:16), with their presiding sheykhs. The number shows that Succoth was a place of considerable importance.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He described. Rather, he wrote down, i.e. gave him…
He described. Rather, he wrote down, i.e. gave him a list of the princes and elders.
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