Judges:8:1-21

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* And the men of Ephraim said unto him What is this thing thou hast done to us , in not calling us , when thou wentest to fight with Midian ? And they did chide with him , sharply . * And he said unto them , What have I done , now , in comparison with you ? Is not the grape-gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer ? * Into your hand , hath God delivered the princes of Midian Oreb and Zeeb , what then had I been able to do in comparison with you ? Then , was their spirit softened toward him , when he had spoken this word . * And Gideon came towards the Jordan , being about to pass overhe , and the three hundred men who were with him , faint yet pursuing . * So he said unto the men of Succoth , Give , I pray you , loaves of bread to the people that are following me ; for , faint , they are , and , I , am in pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna , kings of Midian . * And the princes of Succoth said , Are the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy power , that we should give to thine army bread ? * And Gideon said , Therefore , when Yahweh hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my power , then will I tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness , and with the nettles . * So he went up from thence , to Penuel , and spake unto them in like manner , and the men of Penuel answered him , as had answered the men of Succoth . * So he spake to the men of Penuel also , saying , When I return with success , I will break down this tower . * Now , Zebah and Zalmunna , were in Karkor , and their hosts with them , about fifteen thousand , all that were left out of all the host of the sons of the east , and , the fallen , were a hundred and twenty thousand men , who had drawn the sword . * So Gideon went up by the way of the tent-dwellers , on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah , and smote the host , when , the host , had become secure . * And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled , then he pursued them , and captured the two kings of Midian Zebah and Zalmunna , and , all the host , put he in terror . * And Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle , from the ascent of Heres ; * and caught a young man , of the men of Succoth , and enquired of him , so he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth , and the elders thereof , seventy-seven men . * Then came he in unto the men of Succoth , and said , Lo ! Zebah and Zalmunna , concerning whom ye did taunt me , saying Are the palms of the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy power , that we should give to thy weary men bread ? * So he took the elders of the city , and the thorns of the wilderness and the nettles , and taught therewith the men of Succoth : * the tower of Penuel also , brake he down , and slew the men of the city . * Then said he unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna , What manner of men were they , whom ye slew at Tabor ? And they said , As thou art , so were they , each one , as handsome as the sons of a king . * And he said : My brethren , sons of my mother , they were ! As Yahweh liveth , if ye had saved them alive , I would not have slain you . * So he said to Jether his firstborn , Up ! slay them . But the youth drew not his sword , for he feared , because he was yet a youth . * Then said Zebah and Zalmunna Up ! thou , and fall upon us , for , like the man , is his might . So Gideon arose , and slew Zebah and Zalmunna , and took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels .

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