And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
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Gill's Exposition
And the men of Ephraim said unto him,.... To Gideon, when they brought him the heads of Oreb and Zeeb; taking this to be a proper opportunity to expostulate and chide with him, when they had done so…
Barnes' Notes
The success of Gideon’s enterprise mortified the pride of Ephraim, as the chief tribe, seeing that they had played a subordinate part. Compare Jdg 12:1.
No sooner were the Midianites, the common enemy, subdued, than, through the violence of some hot spirits, the children of Israel were ready to quarrel among themselves; an unhappy spark was struck,…
Cambridge Bible
Jdg 8:1-3. Gideon appeases the men of Ephraim
1 .the men of Ephraim … did chide with him sharply A similar outburst of jealousy is recorded in Jdg 12:1 f., and in much the same language; but it need…
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