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Judges Chapter 8 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Judges 8:17

And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
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BBE Judges 8:17

And he had the tower of Penuel broken down and the men of the town put to death.
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DARBY Judges 8:17

And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, and slew the men of the city.
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KJV Judges 8:17

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
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WBT Judges 8:17

And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
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WEB Judges 8:17

He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
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YLT Judges 8:17

and the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 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.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Beat down the tower.--The importance of the place led to its re-fortification by Jeroboam (1Kings 12:25).