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A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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Vers. 18. Then said he to Zeba and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew as Tabor? And they answered, As thou art so were they: every one was like the children of a King. 19. And he said, They were my brethren, even my mothers children: As the Lord liveth, if ye had saved their lives, I would not slay you. 20. Then he said to Jether his first borne son, Up, and slay them: but the boy drew not his sword, for he feared; because he was yet but young. 21. Then Zeba and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength: And Gideon arose, and slew Zeba and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their Camels necks.
Vers. 18. Then said he to Zeba and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew as Tabor? And they answered, As thou art so were they: euery one was like the children of a King. 19. And he said, They were my brethren, euen my mothers children: As the Lord liueth, if ye had saued their liues, I would not slay you. 20. Then he said to Iether his first borne sonne, Vp, and slay them: but the boy drew not his sword, for he feared; because he was yet but young. 21. Then Zeba and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall vpon vs: for as the man is, so is his strength: And Gedeon arose, and slew Zeba and Zalmunna, and tooke away the ornaments that were on their Camels necks.
Now after all this was done, it followeth, (according to the 1division of the Chapter in the beginning of it) how Gideon executed punishment upon the two Kings of Midian: whom after he had showed them to the Princes of Succoth and Penuel, he purposed to punish. And first, seeing they were great men, he showed courtesy to them, in entering speech with them, though he needed not so to have done. And he asked what manner of men they were, whom they slew at mount Tabor: they answered, they were like him, and so goodly and well favoured, as if they had been a Kings sons. Whereby it appeareth, that Gideon was a man of singular favour and person. When those men were slain the story setteth not down, but seeing the Midianites invaded the land of Israel in the harvest time every year, it was like that then they did it. He answered, if they had not killed them, he would have saved them alive. And he commanded his eldest son to fall upon them, but he durst not, being yet young: and they likewise scorned that, and bad him do it himself. So Gideon did it.