Judges 8:1-9

1Then the men of Ephraim said to 1Gideon, “2What is this thing that you have done to us, not calling upon us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they quarreled with him vehemently. 2But he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim not better than the vintage of Abiezer? 3God has handed over to you the leaders of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their 3anger toward him subsided when he said 4that.

4Then Gideon and the three hundred men who were with him came 5to the Jordan and crossed over, exhausted yet still pursuing. 5And he said to the men of 6Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who are 7following me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.” 6But the leaders of Succoth said, “89Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?” 7So Gideon said, “For this answer, 10when the Lord has handed over to me Zebah and Zalmunna, I will 11thrash your 12bodies with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.” 8Then he went up from there to 1314Penuel and spoke similarly to them; and the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered. 9So he said also to the men of 15Penuel, “When I return safely, 16I will tear down this tower.”