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Psalms 83:11

Psalms 83:11
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb,.... Two princes of Midian, who were slain, the one at the rock Oreb, and the other at the winepress of Zeeb, so called after their names, Jdg 7:25,

yea,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb - These were princes or rulers of the Midianites, slain by Gideon, the one on the rock Oreb, and the other at the wine-press of Zeeb. Jdg 7:25. The prayer…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 83:9-18

The psalmist here, in the name of the church, prays for the destruction of those confederate forces, and, in God's name, foretels it; for this prayer that it might be so amounts to a prophecy that it…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Psalmist returns to Gideon's victory. Oreb and Zeeb (-Raven" and -Wolf") were the princes, i.e. generals, of the Midianites (Jdg 7:25; Isa 10:26); Zebah and Zalmunna were the kings of Midian (Jdg…

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