| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Jud 8:17 | King James | And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The men of the city - Perhaps the rulers; who, it is likely, had possession of the tower or citadel, and so could tyrannize over the people. Gideon killed the great men, and beat down their towers, but did not injure the inhabitants. |