Judges 8:17
New International Version
He also pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of the town.

New Living Translation
He also tore down the tower of Peniel and killed all the men in the town.

English Standard Version
And he broke down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

Berean Standard Bible
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

King James Bible
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

New King James Version
Then he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

New American Standard Bible
And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

NASB 1995
He tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

NASB 1977
And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

Amplified Bible
He tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

Christian Standard Bible
He also tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He also tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

American Standard Version
And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he broke down the Tower of Phanuyel and he killed the men of the city

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he overthrew the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.

Contemporary English Version
Afterwards he went to Penuel, where he tore down the tower and killed all the town officials.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he demolished the tower of Phanuel, and slew the men of the city.

English Revised Version
And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he tore down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of that city.

Good News Translation
He also tore down the tower at Penuel and killed the men of that city.

International Standard Version
He also demolished the tower in Penuel and killed the men of the city.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Literal Standard Version
and he has broken down the Tower of Penuel, and slays the men of the city.

Majority Standard Bible
He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.

New American Bible
He also demolished the tower of Penuel and killed the people of the city.

NET Bible
He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city's men.

New Revised Standard Version
He also broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

New Heart English Bible
He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

World English Bible
He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

Young's Literal Translation
and the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.

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Context
Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna
16Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth. 17 He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city. 18Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”…

Cross References
Judges 8:9
So Gideon told the men of Penuel, "When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!"

Judges 8:16
Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.

Judges 8:18
Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?" "Men like you," they answered, "each one resembling the son of a king."

1 Kings 12:25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.


Treasury of Scripture

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

Judges 8:9
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

1 Kings 12:25
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

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Judges 8
1. Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites
4. Succoth and Penuel refuse to deliver Gideon's army
10. Zebah and Zalmunna are taken
13. Succoth and Penuel are destroyed
17. Gideon revenges his brothers's death on Zebah and Zalmunna
22. He refuses government
24. His ephod the cause of idolatry
28. Midian subdued
29. Gideon's children, and death
33. The Israelites' idolatry and ingratitude














(17) Beat down the tower.--The importance of the place led to its re-fortification by Jeroboam (1Kings 12:25).

Verse 17. - He slew the men of the city. This makes it probable that the threshing of the men of Succoth was a capital punishment, as there is no reason why the men of Penuel should be more severely punished than the men of Succoth.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He also pulled down
נָתָ֑ץ (nā·ṯāṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down

the tower
מִגְדַּ֥ל (miḡ·dal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of Penuel
פְּנוּאֵ֖ל (pə·nū·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6439: Penuel -- 'face of God', a place East of the Jordan, also two Israelites

and killed
וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג (way·ya·hă·rōḡ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

the men
אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of the city.
הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement


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OT History: Judges 8:17 He broke down the tower of Penuel (Jd Judg. Jdg)
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