Judges Chapter 8
8:1 | And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. |
8:2 | And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? |
8:3 | God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to ![]() |
8:4 | And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them]. |
8:5 | And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of ![]() ![]() |
8:6 | And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give ![]() |
8:7 | And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. |
8:8 | And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him]. |
8:9 | And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. |
8:10 | Now Zebah and Zalmunna [were] in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand [men], all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew ![]() |
8:11 | And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. |
8:12 | And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two ![]() |
8:13 | And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the ![]() |
8:14 | And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, [even] threescore and seventeen men. |
8:15 | And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give ![]() |
8:16 | And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. |
8:17 | And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. |
8:18 | Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou ![]() ![]() |
8:19 | And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. |
8:20 | And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, [and] slay them. But the youth drew not his ![]() |
8:21 | Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that [were] on their ![]() |
8:22 | Then the men of ![]() |
8:23 | And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. |
8:24 | And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they [were] Ishmaelites.) |
8:25 | And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a ![]() |
8:26 | And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that [was] on the ![]() ![]() |
8:27 | And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, [even] in Ophrah: and all ![]() ![]() |
8:28 | Thus was Midian subdued before the children of ![]() ![]() |
8:29 | And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own ![]() |
8:30 | And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. |
8:31 | And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. |
8:32 | And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. |
8:33 | And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of ![]() |
8:34 | And the children of ![]() |
8:35 | Neither showed they kindness to the ![]() ![]() |