Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
The elders
Thorns
Bible References
The elders
Judges 8:7
So Gideon responded, "Okay then, but when the LORD has turned over Zebah and Zalmunna into my control, I'm going to whip you with thorns and briers from the desert!"
Proverbs 10:13
Wisdom characterizes the speech of the discerning, but the rod is for the backs of those lacking discernment.
Proverbs 19:29
Condemnation is appropriate for mockers, just as beatings are for the backs of fools.
Ezra 2:6
Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812
Thorns
Micah 7:4
The best of them is like a thorn, and their most upright like a hedge of thorns. The day announced by your watchmen and by your own calculations approaches. Now it's your time to be confused!