And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
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Interpretation
The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart.
Read with
This thought runs through Judges 8:13-17.
Glossary
- Succoth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Deir Alla.