But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
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Gill's Exposition
And he sent messengers through all Manasseh,.... Of which tribe he was; not only he called by the trumpet that part of the tribe, the Abiezrites, who were within the sound of it, but the rest of the…
Barnes' Notes
The Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon - See the margin. The word contains a striking thought. It is different from that used in the case of Othniel Jdg 3:10, Jephthah Jdg 11:29, and Samson Jdg…
Here we have, I. The descent which the enemies of Israel made upon them, Jdg 6:33. A vast number of Midianites, Amalekites, and Arabians, got together, and came over Jordan, none either caring or…
Cambridge Bible
the spirit of the Lord came upon lit. -put on as a garment," i.e. took possession of Gideon; cf. 1Ch 12:18; 2Ch 24:20. The verb is used in Syriac with the same metaphorical sense; e.g. -Ignatius,…
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