Judges 8:18-31

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.

28In this way MidianH4080 was subduedH3665 beforeH6440 the IsraelitesH1121H3478 and did notH3808 raiseH5375 its headH7218 againH3254. So the landH776 had restH8252 for fortyH705 yearsH8141 in the daysH3117 of GideonH1439, 29and he—JerubbaalH33782 sonH1121 of JoashH3101—returnedH1980 homeH1004 and settled downH3427.

30GideonH1439 hadH1961 seventyH7657 sonsH1121 of his ownH3318H3409,3 sinceH3588 he hadH1961 manyH7227 wivesH802. 31His concubineH6370, whoH834 dwelt in ShechemH7927, alsoH1571H1931 boreH3205 him a sonH1121, and he namedH7760 himH8034 AbimelechH40.