Judges:8:1-21

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asv @Judges: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 Midian ? And they did chide with him sharply . asv @Judges:8:2 @And he said unto them , What have I now done in comparison with you ? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer ? asv @Judges:8:3 @God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian , Oreb and Zeeb : and what was I able to do in comparison with you ? Then their anger was abated toward him , when he had said that . asv @Judges:8:4 @And Gideon came to the Jordan , and passed over , he , and the three hundred men that were with him , faint , yet pursuing . asv @Judges:8:5 @And he said unto the men of Succoth , Give , I pray you , loaves of bread unto the people that follow me ; for they are faint , and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna , the kings of Midian . asv @Judges:8:6 @And the princes of Succoth said , Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand , that we should give bread unto thine army ? asv @Judges:8:7 @And Gideon said , Therefore when Jehovah hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand , then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers . asv @Judges:8:8 @And he went up thence to Penuel , and spake unto them in like manner ; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered . asv @Judges:8:9 @And he spake also unto the men of Penuel , saying , When I come again in peace , I will break down this tower . asv @Judges: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 host of the children of the east ; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword . asv @Judges: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 . asv @Judges:8:12 @And Zebah and Zalmunna fled ; and he pursued after them ; and he took the two kings of Midian , Zebah and Zalmunna , and discomfited all the host . asv @Judges:8:13 @And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres . asv @Judges:8:14 @And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth , and inquired of him : and he described for him the princes of Succoth , and the elders thereof , seventy and seven men . asv @Judges:8:15 @And he came unto the men of Succoth , and said , Behold Zebah and Zalmunna , concerning whom ye did taunt me , saying , Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand , that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary ? asv @Judges: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 . asv @Judges:8:17 @And he brake down the tower of Penuel , and slew the men of the city . asv @Judges: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 art , so were they ; each one resembled the children of a king . asv @Judges:8:19 @And he said , They were my brethren , the sons of my mother : as Jehovah liveth , if ye had saved them alive , I would not slay you . asv @Judges:8:20 @And he said unto Jether his first-born , Up , and slay them . But the youth drew not his sword ; for he feared , because he was yet a youth . asv @Judges: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 the crescents that were on their camels ' necks .

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