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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comJamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Judges 8:2 - 8:2
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he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? - His mild and truly modest answer breathes the spirit of a great as well as good man, who was calm, collected, and self-possessed in the midst of most exciting scenes. It succeeded in throwing oil on the troubled waters (Pro 16:1), and no wonder, for in the height of generous self-denial, it ascribes to his querulous brethren a greater share of merit and glory than belonged to himself (1Co 13:4; Phi 2:3).