And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
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Gill's Exposition
Then Gideon took ten men of his servants,.... Not only whom he could command, but could confide in, and whom he knew would cheerfully engage in this work, being like himself, who had not bowed the…
Barnes' Notes
In the ordered place - See the margin. “Build an altar, etc., with the materials,” “the wood laid in order” (compare Gen 22:9), that, namely, which he would find ready to hand in the altar of Baal…
Here, I. Orders are given to Gideon to begin his government with the reformation of his father's house, Jdg 6:25, Jdg 6:26. A correspondence being settled between God and Gideon, by the appearance of…
Cambridge Bible
build an altar unto the Lord The present narrative tells another story about Gideon independently of what has gone before, Jdg 6:6.
this strong hold Strictly -place of refuge"; but sometimes, as here…
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