Psalms 83:11
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
American King James Version (AKJV)
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; Yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Webster's Revision
Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yes, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
World English Bible
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna;
English Revised Version (ERV)
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Definitions for Psalms 83:11
Clarke's Psalms 83:11 Bible Commentary
Lake their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb - They were two of the chiefs, or generals, of the Midianites; and were slain in the pursuit of the Midianites, by the men of Ephraim; and their heads brought to Gideon on the other side of JorDaniel Judges 7:24, Judges 7:25.
Yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna - These were kings of Midian, who were encamped at Karkor with fifteen thoussand men, whom Gideon attacked there, and defeated, and took the kings prisoners; and finding that they had killed his own brothers slew them both. See Judges 8:10-21. Of the Midianites there fell at this time one hundred and twenty thousand men.
Barnes's Psalms 83:11 Bible Commentary
Make their nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb - These were princes or rulers of the Midianites, slain by Gideon, the one on the rock Oreb, and the other at the wine-press of Zeeb. Judges 7:25. The prayer here is, that the enemies who had conspired against the land of Israel might be utterly destroyed.
Yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna - The word here rendered princes means properly anointed, and was given to princes, kings, prophets, and priests, as anointed, or as set apart by anointing to their office. Zebah and Zalmunna were kings of Midian, slain also by Gideon. See Judges 8:5, Judges 8:21.
