Jdg 8:19 And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. Ver. 19. I would not slay you. ] As now I must, both as an avenger of blood Num 25:7-8 and as a magistrate; for Bonis nocet qui malis parcit, to restrain justice is to support sin: and not to correct, is to consent to the crime. read more
Jdg 8:20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, [and] slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he [was] yet a youth. Ver. 20. And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. ] “ Adeo a teneris assuescere magnum est. ” Gideon would inure his son to manlike actions from his youth, and make him share with him in the honour of his victory. read more
Jdg 8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that [were] on their camels’ necks. Ver. 21. Rise thou, and fall upon us. ] For thou wilt quickly despatch us; and we will die with honour. “ Hoc tamen infaelix miseram solabere mortem, Aeneae magni dextra cadis. ” - Virg. Aeneid., lib. x. For as the man is, so is his strength. ] This they speak with an... read more
Jdg 8:22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. Ver. 22. Rule thou over us, ] viz, As king of the land. A fair offer, and such as few men would have refused. But he knew that to accept of it, were to trench upon God’s prerogative royal, who had used all means to have the glory of this victory ascribed to himself only. See Isaiah 42:8 . For thou hast delivered us. ] We... read more
Jdg 8:23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. Ver. 23. I will not rule over you. ] Since I cannot without manifest wrong done to God. This modesty of his in refusing such an offer was very commendable; as it was afterwards in Alphonsus, King of Arragon, and Frederick, the Elector of Saxony, who might have been chosen emperors of Germany, but would not. Rodolphus, Duke of Suevia, was too forward to accept of the... read more
Jdg 8:24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they [were] Ishmaelites.) Ver. 24. For they had golden earrings. ] But an obedient ear Proverbs 20:12 ; Pro 25:12 had been a far better ornament. These inaures aureae were ill bestowed upon such uncircumcised ears as Ishmaelites had. read more
Jdg 8:25 And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. Ver. 25. We will willingly give them. ] Giving we will give. “ Dat bene, dat multum, qui dat cum munere vultum. ” read more
Jdg 8:26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that [was] on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that [were] about their camels’ necks. Ver. 26. And collars. ] Or golden cabinets; wherein they carried balsam to pour into their wounds. a a Vatab. read more
Jdg 8:27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, [even] in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. Ver. 27. And Gideon made an ephod thereof. ] Of a good intention likely; but without a good warrant from God. A good aim doth not make a good action: but men nmst "come to the light, that their deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God." Joh 3:21 And all Israel went thither a whoring after... read more
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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 8:18
Jdg 8:18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a king. Ver. 18. Whom ye slew at Tabor. ] The sword spareth neither lord nor ragamuffin. Each one resembled the children of a king. ] They were goodly and lovely personages: this they spake to ingratiate. But why were they so cruel as to kill such as whose beauty, that flower of virtue, bespake more lenity? read more