Judges 8:18-31

18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “Where were the men whom you killed at Tabor?” But they said, “You and they were alike, each one 1resembling the son of a king.” 19And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if only you had let them live, I would not kill you.” 20So he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them.” But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. 21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise up yourself, and attack us; for as the man, so is his strength.” 2So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and 3took the crescent amulets which were on their camels’ necks.

22Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your son, your son’s son as well, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian!” 23But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; 4the Lord shall rule over you.” 24Yet Gideon said to them, “I would 5request of you, that each of you give me 6an earring from his plunder.” (For they had gold earrings, because they were 7Ishmaelites.) 25And they said, “We will certainly give them to you.” So they spread out a garment, and every one of them tossed an earring there from his plunder. 26The weight of the gold earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold, apart from the crescent amulets, the ear pendants, and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and apart from the neck chains that were on their camels’ necks. 27Gideon made it into 8an ephod, and placed it in his city, Ophrah; but all Israel 9committed infidelity with it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household. 28So Midian was subdued before the sons of Israel, and they did not lift up their heads anymore. And the land was undisturbed for forty years in the days of Gideon.

29Then 10Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house. 30Now Gideon had 11seventy sons who 12were his direct descendants, for he had many wives. 31And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he 13named him Abimelech.