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