Judges 8:8

“And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.”

"And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him." - Judges 8:8
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What does Judges 8:8 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 8:8 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him." This verse is part of the story of Gideon, one of the judges of Israel…

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The Power of Resolve: Lessons from Penuel and Succoth

In Judges 8:8, we read, "And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him." At first glance, this verse may appear to be a mere historical account of Gideon’s pursuit of the Midianites and…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Strength in Leadership

O Heavenly Father, In the solemn stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and a spirit longing for Your wisdom. As I reflect on the profound words from Judges 8:8, where it is written, "And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them…

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Judges 8:8 - "¶ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him."
Judges 9:8-15
John 8:15 - "Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man."
Judges 12:8 - "¶ And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel."
Judges 8:17 - "And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city."
Judges 8:29 - "And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house."
Proverbs 8:16 - "By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth."
Judges 8:13 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,"
Judges 2:8 - "And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old."
Judges 18:8 - "And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?"
Gideon's ephod in Judges 8:29 and peoplw worshipping him
Judges 8:30 - "And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives."
Judges 5:8 - "They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?"
Judges 8:16 - "And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth."
Psalms 7:8 - "The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me."
Judges 8:31 - "And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech."
1 Samuel 8:1 - "And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel."
Judges 15:8 - "And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam."
Judges 8:32 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites."
1 Samuel 8:2 - "Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba."
"¶ And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel." - Judges 12:8
"Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man." - John 8:15
Judges 8:11 - "¶ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure."
Judges 8:34 - "And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:"
Judges 8:4 - "¶ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them."
Judges 8:25 - "And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey."
Judges 1:8 - "Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire."
Judges 8:35 - "Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel."
Judges 16:8 - "Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them."