Geneva Bible Notes: Judges 8

Judges 8:1 (!) Ephraim murmureth against Gideon.

Judges 8:1 (a) They began to cauil, because he had the glorie of the victorie.

Judges 8:2 (!) Who appeaseth them.

Judges 8:2 (b) Which haue slaine two princes, Oreb and Zeeb.

Judges 8:2 (c) This last act of the whole tribe is more famous then the whole enterprise of one man of one familie.

Judges 8:4 (!) He passeth the Jorden.

Judges 8:5 (d) Or, some small porcion.

Judges 8:6 (e) Because thou hast ouercome an handful, thinkest thou to haue ouercome the whole.

Judges 8:7 (/) Ebr. beat to pieces.

Judges 8:9 (f) Hauing gotten the victorie.

Judges 8:10 (g) A citie eastward beyonde the Jorden.

Judges 8:11 (h) He went by the wildernes where the Arabians dwelt in tentes.

Judges 8:13 (i) Some read, before the sunne rose vp.

Judges 8:14 (/) Or, described.

Judges 8:16 (!) He reuengeth him selfe on them of Succoth and Penuel.

Judges 8:16 (/) Ebr. brake into pieces as one thresheth corne.

Judges 8:18 (/) Or, they were like vnto thee.

Judges 8:19 (k) We came all out of one belly: therefore I wil be reuenged.

Judges 8:21 (/) Or, collers.

Judges 8:21 (l) Meaning that they wolde be rid out of their paine at once, or els to haue a valiant man to put them to death.

Judges 8:22 (m) That is, thy posteritie.

Judges 8:23 (n) His intent was to shewe him selfe thankful for this victorie by restoring of religion, which because it was not according as God had commanded, turned to their destruction.

Judges 8:26 (/) Or, swete balles

Judges 8:27 (!) He maketh an Ephod which was the cause of idolatrie.

Judges 8:27 (o) That is, suche things as perteined to the vse of the tabernacle.

Judges 8:30 (!) Of Gideons sonnes and of his death.

Judges 8:30 (/) Ebr. which came out of his thigh.

Judges 8:32 (p) Which citie belonged to the familie of the Ezrites.

Judges 8:33 (q) That is, Baal, to whome they had bounde themselues by couenant.

Judges 8:35 (r) They were vnmindeful of God, and vnkind toward him, by whome they had receyued so great a benefit.