Judges 8:9 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁹And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

Judges 8:9 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:27-28
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. …
Judges 8:17
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

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Citizens Jerusalem Loyalty Patriotism Peniel Penuel Subjects Zalmunna

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 4-17)

In these verses we have, I. Gideon, as a valiant general, pursuing the remaining Midianites, and bravely following his blow. A very great slaughter was made of the enemy at first: 120,000 men that drew the sword, Jdg. 7:10. Such a terrible execution did they make among themselves, and so easy a prey were they to Israel. But, it seems, the two kings of Midian, being better provided than the rest fo…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 9)

9. he spake ..., When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower--Intent on the pursuit, and afraid of losing time, he postponed the merited vengeance till his return. His confident anticipation of a triumphant return evinces the strength of his faith; and his specific threat was probably provoked by some proud and presumptuous boast, that in their lofty watchtower the Penuelites would se…