Judges:8:1-21
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And the men of Ephraim said to him ,
What is this thing you have done to us ,
not to call us when you went out to fight against Midian ?
And they contended with him sharply .
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And he said to them ,
What have I done now in comparison to you ?
Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer ?
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God has given the rulers of Midian ,
Oreb and Zeeb ,
into your hand .
And what was I able to do like you ?
Then their spirit was abated toward him when he said this word .
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And Gideon came to the Jordan ,
he crossing over ,
and three hundred who were with him ,
being weary ,
yet pursuing .
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And he said to the men of Succoth ,
Please give loaves of bread to the people at my feet ,
for they are weary ;
and I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna ,
the kings of Midian .
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And the rulers of Succoth said ,
Is the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand ,
that we should give bread to your army ?
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And Gideon said Because of this ,
when Jehovah has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand ,
I shall thresh your flesh with thorns of the wilderness and with briers .
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And he went up from there to Penuel ,
and spoke to them in this same way .
And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered .
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And he also spoke to the men of Penuel ,
saying ,
When I come back in peace ,
I will break down this tower .
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And Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor ,
and their armies with them ,
about fifteen thousand ,
all who were left of all the army of the sons of the east .
And those who fell were a hundred and twenty thousand men drawing sword .
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And Gideon went up the way of those who live in tents ,
on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah ,
and struck the army ;
for the army was at ease .
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And Zebah and Zalmunna fled ;
and he chased them and captured the two kings of Midian ,
Zebah and Zalmunna .
And he caused all the army to tremble .
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And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle ,
at the ascent of Mount Heres .
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And he captured a young man of the men of Succoth ,
and questioned him ;
and he wrote out to him the rulers of Succoth ,
and its elders ,
seventy seven men .
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And he came in to the men of Succoth ,
and said ,
Behold ,
Zebah and Zalmunna ,
about whom you taunted me ,
saying ,
Is the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand that we should give bread to your weary men ?
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And he took the elders of the city ,
and the thorns of the wilderness ,
and the briers ,
and taught the men of Succoth with them .
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And he broke down the tower of Penuel ,
and killed the men of the city .
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And he said to Zebah and to Zalmunna ,
How were the men whom you killed in Tabor ?
And they said ,
As you are ,
so they ;
each one as a king '
s son in appearance .
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And he said ,
They were my brothers ,
sons of my mother .
As Jehovah lives ,
if you had kept them alive ,
I would not have killed you .
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And he said to his first-born ,
Jether ,
Rise up ,
kill them .
But the young man did not draw his sword ,
for he was afraid ,
for he was still a youth .
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And Zebah and Zalmunna said ,
You rise up and fall on us ,
for as the man ,
so is his might .
And Gideon rose up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna ,
and took the moon crescents which were on the necks of their camels .