Judges 8
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Judges 8:4-17

4And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them . 5And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy army? 7And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.1 8And he went up from there to Penuel, and spoke to them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him . 9And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.2 11And 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. 12And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and overcame all the host.3 13And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun had risen, 14And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, even seventy and seven men.4 15And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye upbraided me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are weary? 16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.5 17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 8:7 tear: Heb. thresh ↩
  2. 2. Judges 8:10 men that...: or, every one drawing a sword ↩
  3. 3. Judges 8:12 discomfited: Heb. terrified ↩
  4. 4. Judges 8:14 described: Heb. writ ↩
  5. 5. Judges 8:16 taught: Heb. made to know ↩

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