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Selected Verse: Judges 8:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Jud 8:5 |
Strong Concordance |
And he said [0559] unto the men [0582] of Succoth [05523], Give [05414], I pray you, loaves [03603] of bread [03899] unto the people [05971] that follow [07272] me; for they be faint [05889], and I am pursuing [07291] after [0310] Zebah [02078] and Zalmunna [06759], kings [04428] of Midian [04080]. |
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King James |
And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| he said unto the men of Succoth--that is, a place of tents or booths. The name seems to have been applied to the whole part of the Jordan valley on the west, as well as on the east side of the river, all belonging to the tribe of Gad (compare Gen 33:17; Kg1 7:46; with Jos 13:27). Being engaged in the common cause of all Israel, he had a right to expect support and encouragement from his countrymen everywhere. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Succoth was in the tribe of Gad which was entirely trans-Jordanic Jos 13:27; and the ruins are at Sukkot, on the east of Jordan, a little south of Bethshan.
Give, I pray you etc. - Gideon might fairly expect so much aid from the trans-Jordanic tribes, and from so considerable a town as Succoth Jdg 8:14. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Give, I pray you, loaves of bread - As Gideon was engaged in the common cause of Israel, he had a right to expect succor from the people at large. His request to the men of Succoth and Penuel was both just and reasonable. |
27 And in the valley [06010], Betharam [01027], and Bethnimrah [01039], and Succoth [05523], and Zaphon [06829], the rest [03499] of the kingdom [04468] of Sihon [05511] king [04428] of Heshbon [02809], Jordan [03383] and his border [01366], even unto the edge [07097] of the sea [03220] of Chinnereth [03672] on the other side [05676] Jordan [03383] eastward [04217].
46 In the plain [03603] of Jordan [03383] did the king [04428] cast [03332] them, in the clay [04568] ground [0127] between Succoth [05523] and Zarthan [06891].
17 And Jacob [03290] journeyed [05265] to Succoth [05523], and built [01129] him an house [01004], and made [06213] booths [05521] for his cattle [04735]: therefore the name [08034] of the place [04725] is called [07121] Succoth [05523].
14 And caught [03920] a young man [05288] of the men [0582] of Succoth [05523], and enquired [07592] of him: and he described [03789] unto him the princes [08269] of Succoth [05523], and the elders [02205] thereof, even threescore and seventeen [07657] [07651] men [0376].
27 And in the valley [06010], Betharam [01027], and Bethnimrah [01039], and Succoth [05523], and Zaphon [06829], the rest [03499] of the kingdom [04468] of Sihon [05511] king [04428] of Heshbon [02809], Jordan [03383] and his border [01366], even unto the edge [07097] of the sea [03220] of Chinnereth [03672] on the other side [05676] Jordan [03383] eastward [04217].