Judges 8:10-27

10Now ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 were in KarkorH7174 withH5973 their armyH4264 of about fifteenH2568H6240 thousandH505 men—allH3605 that were leftH3498 ofH3605 the armiesH4264 of the peopleH1121 of the eastH6924. A hundredH3967 and twentyH6242 thousandH505 swordsmenH376H8025H2719 had already fallenH5307. 11And GideonH1439 went upH5927 by way of the caravanH7931H168 routeH1870 eastH6924 of NobahH5025 and JogbehahH3011, and he attackedH5221 their armyH4264, taking them by surpriseH1961H983. 12When ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 fledH5127, Gideon pursuedH7291H310 and capturedH3920 these twoH8147 kingsH4428 of MidianH4080, routingH2729 their entireH3605 armyH4264.

13After this, GideonH1439 sonH1121 of JoashH3101 returnedH7725 fromH4480 the battleH4421 along the Ascent ofH4608 HeresH2776. 14There he capturedH3920 a young manH5288H582 of SuccothH5523 and interrogated himH7592. The young man wrote downH3789 for himH413 the names of the seventy-sevenH7657H7651 leadersH8269 andH853 eldersH2205 of SuccothH5523.

15And Gideon wentH935 toH413 the menH582 of SuccothH5523 and saidH559, “HereH2009 are ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, about whomH834 you tauntedH2778 meH853, sayingH559, ‘Are the handsH3709 of ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 alreadyH6258 in your possessionH3027, thatH3588 we should giveH5414 breadH3899 to your wearyH3287 menH582?’” 16Then he tookH3947 the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892, andH853 using the thornsH6975 and briersH1303 of the wildernessH4057, he disciplinedH3045 the menH582 of SuccothH5523. 17He also pulled downH5422 the towerH4026 of PenuelH6439 and killedH2026 the menH582 of the cityH5892.

18Next, Gideon askedH559H413 ZebahH2078H413 and ZalmunnaH6759, “What kindH375 of menH582 did you killH2026 at TaborH8396?”

“Men like youH3644,” they answeredH559, “each oneH259 resemblingH8389 the sonH1121 of a kingH4428.”

19“TheyH1992 were my brothersH251,” Gideon repliedH559, “the sonsH1121 of my motherH517! As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416, ifH3863 you had let them liveH2421, I would notH3808 killH2026 youH853.”

20So he saidH559 to JetherH3500, his firstbornH1060, “Get upH6965 and kill themH2026.” But the young manH5288 did notH3808 drawH8025 his swordH2719; he was fearfulH3372 becauseH3588 he was stillH5750 a youthH5288.

21Then ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759 saidH559, “Get upH6965 and killH6293 us yourselfH859, forH3588 as the man isH376, so is his strengthH1369.” So GideonH1439 got upH6965 and killedH2026 ZebahH2078 and ZalmunnaH6759, and he tookH3947 the crescent ornamentsH7720 from the necksH6677 of their camelsH1581.

22Then the IsraelitesH376H3478 saidH559 toH413 GideonH1439, “RuleH4910 over us—youH859 andH1571 your sonH1121H1571 andH1571 grandsonH1121—forH3588 you have saved usH3467 from the handH3027 of MidianH4080.”

23But GideonH1439 repliedH559H413, “IH589 will notH3808 ruleH4910 over you, norH3808 willH4910 my sonH1121. The LORDH3068 shall ruleH4910 over you.”

24Then heH1439 addedH559, “Let me make a requestH7592H7596 of you, that each of youH376 giveH5414 me an earringH5141 from his plunderH7998.” (ForH3588 the enemies had goldH2091 earringsH5141 becauseH3588 theyH1992 were IshmaelitesH3459.)

25“We will give them gladlyH5414,” they repliedH559.

So they spread outH6566 a garmentH8071, and each manH376 threwH7993 an earringH5141 from his plunderH7998 onto itH8033. 26The weightH4948 of the goldH2091 earringsH5141 he had requestedH7592 wasH1961 1,700H505H7651H3967 shekels,1 in addition toH905H4480 the crescent ornamentsH7720, the pendantsH5188, the purpleH713 garmentsH899 ofH5921 the kingsH4428 of MidianH4080H905H4480, and the chainsH6060 from the necksH6677 of their camelsH1581.

27From all this GideonH1439 madeH6213 an ephodH646, which he placedH3322 in OphrahH6084, his hometownH5892. But soon allH3605 IsraelH3478 prostituted themselvesH2181 by worshiping itH310 thereH8033, and it becameH1961 a snareH4170 to GideonH1439 and his householdH1004.