Judges:8:1-21
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And the men of E '
phraim said to him , "
What is this that you have done to us ,
not to call us when you went to fight with Mid '
ian ?"
And they upbraided him violently .
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And he said to them , "
What have I done now in comparison with you ?
Is not the gleaning of the grapes of E '
phraim better than the vintage of Abi-e '
zer ?
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God has given into your hands the princes of Mid '
ian ,
Oreb and Zeeb ;
what have I been able to do in comparison with you ?"
Then their anger against him was abated ,
when he had said this .
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And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over ,
he and the three hundred men who were with him ,
faint yet pursuing .
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So he said to the men of Succoth , "
Pray ,
give loaves of bread to the people who follow me ;
for they are faint ,
and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmun '
na ,
the kings of Mid '
ian ."
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And the officials of Succoth said , "
Are Zebah and Zalmun '
na already in your hand ,
that we should give bread to your army ?"
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And Gideon said , "
Well then ,
when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmun '
na into my hand ,
I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers ."
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And from there he went up to Penu '
el ,
and spoke to them in the same way ;
and the men of Penu '
el answered him as the men of Succoth had answered .
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And he said to the men of Penu '
el , "
When I come again in peace ,
I will break down this tower ."
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Now Zebah and Zalmun '
na were in Karkor with their army ,
about fifteen thousand men ,
all who were left of all the army of the people of the East ;
for there had fallen a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword .
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And Gideon went up by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jog '
behah ,
and attacked the army ;
for the army was off its guard .
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And Zebah and Zalmun '
na fled ;
and he pursued them and took the two kings of Mid '
ian ,
Zebah and Zalmun '
na ,
and he threw all the army into a panic .
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Then Gideon the son of Jo '
ash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres .
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And he caught a young man of Succoth ,
and questioned him ;
and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth ,
seventy-seven men .
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And he came to the men of Succoth ,
and said , "
Behold Zebah and Zalmun '
na ,
about whom you taunted me ,
saying , `
Are Zebah and Zalmun '
na already in your hand ,
that we should give bread to your men who are faint ?'"
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And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth .
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And he broke down the tower of Penu '
el ,
and slew the men of the city .
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Then he said to Zebah and Zalmun '
na , "
Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor ?"
They answered , "
As you are ,
so were they ,
every one of them ;
they resembled the sons of a king ."
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And he said , "
They were my brothers ,
the sons of my mother ;
as the LORD lives ,
if you had saved them alive ,
I would not slay you ."
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And he said to Jether his first-born , "
Rise ,
and slay them ."
But the youth did not draw his sword ;
for he was afraid ,
because he was still a youth .
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Then Zebah and Zalmun '
na said , "
Rise yourself ,
and fall upon us ;
for as the man is ,
so is his strength ."
And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmun '
na ;
and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels .
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