¹ And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

² And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

³ God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

⁴ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

⁵ And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

⁶ And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

⁷ And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

⁸ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

⁹ And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

¹⁰ Now 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.

¹¹ And 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.

¹² And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

¹³ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

¹⁴ And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

¹⁵ And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

¹⁶ And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

¹⁷ And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

¹⁸ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

¹⁹ And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

²⁰ And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

²² Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

²³ And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

²⁴ And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵ And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

²⁶ And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.

²⁷ And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

²⁸ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

³⁰ And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

³¹ And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

³² And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

³³ And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.

³⁴ And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

³⁵ Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

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¹ And the men ^H376 of Ephraim ^H669 said ^H559 unto him, Why hast thou ^H4100 served ^H6213 us thus, ^H1697 that thou calledst ^H7121 us not, when thou wentest ^H1980 to fight ^H3898 with the Midianites? ^H4080 And they did chide ^H7378 with him sharply. ^H2394

² And he said ^H559 unto them, What have I done ^H6213 now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning ^H5955 of the grapes of Ephraim ^H669 better ^H2896 than the vintage ^H1210 of Abiezer? ^H44

³ God ^H430 hath delivered ^H5414 into your hands ^H3027 the princes ^H8269 of Midian, ^H4080 Oreb ^H6159 and Zeeb: ^H2062 and what was I able ^H3201 to do ^H6213 in comparison of you? Then their anger ^H7307 was abated ^H7503 toward him, when he had said ^H1697 that. ^H1696

⁴ And Gideon ^H1439 came ^H935 to Jordan, ^H3383 and passed over, ^H5674 he, and the three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 men ^H376 that were with him, faint, ^H5889 yet pursuing ^H7291 them.

⁵ And he said ^H559 unto the men ^H582 of Succoth, ^H5523 Give, ^H5414 I pray you, loaves ^H3603 of bread ^H3899 unto the people ^H5971 that follow ^H7272 me; for they be faint, ^H5889 and I am pursuing ^H7291 after ^H310 Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna, ^H6759 kings ^H4428 of Midian. ^H4080

⁶ And the princes ^H8269 of Succoth ^H5523 said, ^H559 Are the hands ^H3709 of Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna ^H6759 now in thine hand, ^H3027 that we should give ^H5414 bread ^H3899 unto thine army? ^H6635

⁷ And Gideon ^H1439 said, ^H559 Therefore when the LORD ^H3068 hath delivered ^H5414 Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna ^H6759 into mine hand, ^H3027 then I will tear ^H1758 your flesh ^H1320 with the thorns ^H6975 of the wilderness ^H4057 and with briers. ^H1303

⁸ And he went up ^H5927 thence to Penuel, ^H6439 and spake ^H1696 unto them likewise: ^H2063 and the men ^H582 of Penuel ^H6439 answered ^H6030 him as the men ^H582 of Succoth ^H5523 had answered ^H6030 him.

⁹ And he spake ^H559 also unto the men ^H582 of Penuel, ^H6439 saying, ^H559 When I come again ^H7725 in peace, ^H7965 I will break down ^H5422 this tower. ^H4026

¹⁰ Now Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna ^H6759 were in Karkor, ^H7174 and their hosts ^H4264 with them, about fifteen ^{H2568 H6240} thousand ^H505 men, all that were left ^H3498 of all the hosts ^H4264 of the children ^H1121 of the east: ^H6924 for there fell ^H5307 an hundred ^H3967 and twenty ^H6242 thousand ^H505 men ^H376 that drew ^H8025 sword. ^H2719

¹¹ And Gideon ^H1439 went up ^H5927 by the way ^H1870 of them that dwelt ^H7931 in tents ^H168 on the east ^H6924 of Nobah ^H5025 and Jogbehah, ^H3011 and smote ^H5221 the host: ^H4264 for the host ^H4264 was secure. ^H983

¹² And when Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna ^H6759 fled, ^H5127 he pursued ^H7291 after ^H310 them, and took ^H3920 the two ^H8147 kings ^H4428 of Midian, ^H4080 Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna, ^H6759 and discomfited ^H2729 all the host. ^H4264

¹³ And Gideon ^H1439 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3101 returned ^H7725 from battle ^H4421 before ^H4608 the sun ^H2775 was up,

¹⁴ And caught ^H3920 a young man ^H5288 of the men ^H582 of Succoth, ^H5523 and enquired ^H7592 of him: and he described ^H3789 unto him the princes ^H8269 of Succoth, ^H5523 and the elders ^H2205 thereof, even threescore and seventeen ^{H7657 H7651} men. ^H376

¹⁵ And he came ^H935 unto the men ^H582 of Succoth, ^H5523 and said, ^H559 Behold Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna, ^H6759 with whom ye did upbraid ^H2778 me, saying, ^H559 Are the hands ^H3709 of Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna ^H6759 now in thine hand, ^H3027 that we should give ^H5414 bread ^H3899 unto thy men ^H582 that are weary? ^H3287

¹⁶ And he took ^H3947 the elders ^H2205 of the city, ^H5892 and thorns ^H6975 of the wilderness ^H4057 and briers, ^H1303 and with them he taught ^H3045 the men ^H582 of Succoth. ^H5523

¹⁷ And he beat down ^H5422 the tower ^H4026 of Penuel, ^H6439 and slew ^H2026 the men ^H582 of the city. ^H5892

¹⁸ Then said ^H559 he unto Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna, ^H6759 What ^H375 manner of men ^H582 were they whom ye slew ^H2026 at Tabor? ^H8396 And they answered, ^H559 As thou ^H3644 art, so were they; each one ^H259 resembled ^H8389 the children ^H1121 of a king. ^H4428

¹⁹ And he said, ^H559 They were my brethren, ^H251 even the sons ^H1121 of my mother: ^H517 as the LORD ^H3068 liveth, ^H2416 if ^H3863 ye had saved them alive, ^H2421 I would not slay ^H2026 you.

²⁰ And he said ^H559 unto Jether ^H3500 his firstborn, ^H1060 Up, ^H6965 and slay ^H2026 them. But the youth ^H5288 drew ^H8025 not his sword: ^H2719 for he feared, ^H3372 because he was yet a youth. ^H5288

²¹ Then Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna ^H6759 said, ^H559 Rise ^H6965 thou, and fall ^H6293 upon us: for as the man ^H376 is, so is his strength. ^H1369 And Gideon ^H1439 arose, ^H6965 and slew ^H2026 Zebah ^H2078 and Zalmunna, ^H6759 and took away ^H3947 the ornaments ^H7720 that were on their camels' ^H1581 necks. ^H6677

²² Then the men ^H376 of Israel ^H3478 said ^H559 unto Gideon, ^H1439 Rule ^H4910 thou over us, both thou, and thy son, ^H1121 and thy son's ^H1121 son ^H1121 also: for thou hast delivered ^H3467 us from the hand ^H3027 of Midian. ^H4080

²³ And Gideon ^H1439 said ^H559 unto them, I will not rule ^H4910 over you, neither shall my son ^H1121 rule ^H4910 over you: the LORD ^H3068 shall rule ^H4910 over you.

²⁴ And Gideon ^H1439 said ^H559 unto them, I would desire ^H7592 a request ^H7596 of you, that ye would give ^H5414 me every man ^H376 the earrings ^H5141 of his prey. ^H7998 (For they had golden ^H2091 earrings, ^H5141 because they were Ishmaelites.) ^H3459

²⁵ And they answered, ^H559 We will willingly ^H5414 give ^H5414 them. And they spread ^H6566 a garment, ^H8071 and did cast ^H7993 therein every man ^H376 the earrings ^H5141 of his prey. ^H7998

²⁶ And the weight ^H4948 of the golden ^H2091 earrings ^H5141 that he requested ^H7592 was a thousand ^H505 and seven ^H7651 hundred ^H3967 shekels of gold; ^H2091 beside ornaments, ^H7720 and collars, ^H5188 and purple ^H713 raiment ^H899 that was on the kings ^H4428 of Midian, ^H4080 and beside the chains ^H6060 that were about their camels' ^H1581 necks. ^H6677

²⁷ And Gideon ^H1439 made ^H6213 an ephod ^H646 thereof, and put ^H3322 it in his city, ^H5892 even in Ophrah: ^H6084 and all Israel ^H3478 went thither a whoring ^H2181 after ^H310 it: which thing became a snare ^H4170 unto Gideon, ^H1439 and to his house. ^H1004

²⁸ Thus was Midian ^H4080 subdued ^H3665 before ^H6440 the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 so that they lifted up ^H5375 their heads ^H7218 no more. ^H3254 And the country ^H776 was in quietness ^H8252 forty ^H705 years ^H8141 in the days ^H3117 of Gideon. ^H1439

²⁹ And Jerubbaal ^H3378 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3101 went ^H3212 and dwelt ^H3427 in his own house. ^H1004

³⁰ And Gideon ^H1439 had threescore and ten ^H7657 sons ^H1121 of his body ^H3409 begotten: ^H3318 for he had many ^H7227 wives. ^H802

³¹ And his concubine ^H6370 that was in Shechem, ^H7927 she also bare ^H3205 him a son, ^H1121 whose name ^H8034 he called ^H7760 Abimelech. ^H40

³² And Gideon ^H1439 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3101 died ^H4191 in a good ^H2896 old age, ^H7872 and was buried ^H6912 in the sepulchre ^H6913 of Joash ^H3101 his father, ^H1 in Ophrah ^H6084 of the Abiezrites. ^H33

³³ And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon ^H1439 was dead, ^H4191 that the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 turned again, ^H7725 and went a whoring ^H2181 after ^H310 Baalim, ^H1168 and made ^H7760 Baalberith ^H1170 their god. ^H430

³⁴ And the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 remembered ^H2142 not the LORD ^H3068 their God, ^H430 who had delivered ^H5337 them out of the hands ^H3027 of all their enemies ^H341 on every side: ^H5439

³⁵ Neither shewed ^H6213 they kindness ^H2617 to the house ^H1004 of Jerubbaal, ^H3378 namely, Gideon, ^H1439 according to all the goodness ^H2896 which he had shewed ^H6213 unto Israel. ^H3478

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¹ And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they did chide with him sharply.

² And he said unto them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

³ God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

⁴ And Gideon came to the Jordan, `and' passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

⁵ And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

⁶ And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

⁷ And Gideon said, Therefore when Jehovah hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

⁸ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

⁹ And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

¹⁰ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

¹¹ And 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.

¹² And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

¹³ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

¹⁴ And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

¹⁵ And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

¹⁶ And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

¹⁷ And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

¹⁸ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

¹⁹ And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

²⁰ And he said unto Jether his first-born, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.

²² Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.

²³ And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

²⁴ And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵ And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.

²⁶ And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred `shekels' of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.

²⁷ And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

²⁸ So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

³⁰ And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.

³¹ And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

³² And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

³³ And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the harlot after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

³⁴ And the children of Israel remembered not Jehovah their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;

³⁵ neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, `who is' Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.

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¹ And the men of Ephraim say unto him, `What `is' this thing thou hast done to us -- not to call for us when thou didst go to fight with Midian?' and they strive with him severely;

² and he saith unto them, `What have I done now like you? are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the harvest of Abi-Ezer?

³ Into your hand hath God given the heads of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what have I been able to do like you?' Then their temper desisted from off him in his speaking this thing.

⁴ And Gideon cometh in unto the Jordan, passing over, he and the three hundred men who `are' with him -- wearied, and pursuing,

⁵ and he saith to the men of Succoth, `Give, I pray you, cakes of bread to the people who `are' at my feet, for they `are' wearied, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna kings of Midian.'

⁶ And the heads of Succoth say, `Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we give to thy host bread?'

⁷ And Gideon saith, `Therefore -- in Jehovah's giving Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand -- I have threshed your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness, and with the threshing instruments.'

⁸ And he goeth up thence `to' Penuel, and speaketh unto them thus; and the men of Penuel answer him as the men of Succoth answered.

⁹ And he speaketh also to the men of Penuel, saying, `In my turning back in peace, I break down this tower.'

¹⁰ And Zebah and Zalmunna `are' in Karkor, and their camps with them, about fifteen thousand, all who are left of all the camp of the sons of the east; and those falling `are' a hundred and twenty thousand men, drawing sword.

¹¹ And Gideon goeth up the way of those who tabernacle in tents, on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smiteth the camp, and the camp was confident;

¹² and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and captureth the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused to tremble.

¹³ And Gideon son of Joash turneth back from the battle, at the going up of the sun,

¹⁴ and captureth a young man of the men of Succoth, and asketh him, and he describeth unto him the heads of Succoth, and its elders -- seventy and seven men.

¹⁵ And he cometh in unto the men of Succoth, and saith, `Lo Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye reproached me, saying, Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand that we give to thy men who `are' wearied bread?'

¹⁶ And he taketh the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the threshing instruments, and teacheth by them the men of Succoth,

¹⁷ and the tower of Penuel he hath broken down, and slayeth the men of the city.

¹⁸ And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, `How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, `As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'

¹⁹ And he saith, `My brethren -- sons of my mother -- they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive -- I had not slain you.'

²⁰ And he saith to Jether his first-born, `Rise, slay them;' and the young man hath not drawn his sword, for he hath been afraid, for he `is' yet a youth.

²¹ And Zebah saith -- also Zalmunna -- `Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man -- his might;' and Gideon riseth, and slayeth Zebah and Zalmunna, and taketh their round ornaments which `are' on the necks of their camels.

²² And the men of Israel say unto Gideon, `Rule over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, for thou hast saved us from the hand of Midian.'

²³ And Gideon saith unto them, `I do not rule over you, nor doth my son rule over you; Jehovah doth rule over you.'

²⁴ And Gideon saith unto them, `Let me ask of you a petition, and give ye to me each the ring of his prey, for they have rings of gold, for they `are' Ishmaelites.'

²⁵ And they say, `We certainly give;' and they spread out the garment, and cast thither each the ring of his prey;

²⁶ and the weight of the rings of gold which he asked is a thousand and seven hundred `shekels' of gold, apart from the round ornaments, and the drops, and the purple garments, which `are' on the kings of Midian, and apart from the chains which `are' on the necks of their camels,

²⁷ and Gideon maketh it into an ephod, and setteth it up in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel go a-whoring after it there, and it is to Gideon and to his house for a snare.

²⁸ And Midian is humbled before the sons of Israel, and have not added to lift up their head; and the land resteth forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ And Jerubbaal son of Joash goeth and dwelleth in his own house,

³⁰ and to Gideon there have been seventy sons, coming out of his loin, for he had many wives;

³¹ and his concubine, who `is' in Shechem, hath born to him -- even she -- a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.

³² And Gideon son of Joash dieth, in a good old age, and is buried in the burying-place of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrite.

³³ And it cometh to pass, when Gideon `is' dead, that the sons of Israel turn back and go a-whoring after the Baalim, and set over them Baal-Berith for a god;

³⁴ and the sons of Israel have not remembered Jehovah their God, who is delivering them out of the hand of all their enemies round about,

³⁵ neither have they done kindness with the house of Jerubbaal -- Gideon -- according to all the good which he did with Israel.

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¹ And the men of E'phraim said to him, "What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight with Mid'ian?" And they upbraided him violently.

² And he said to them, "What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of E'phraim better than the vintage of Abi-e'zer?

³ God has given into your hands the princes of Mid'ian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger against him was abated, when he had said this.

⁴ And Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint yet pursuing.

⁵ So he said to the men of Succoth, "Pray, give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmun'na, the kings of Mid'ian."

⁶ And the officials of Succoth said, "Are Zebah and Zalmun'na already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"

⁷ And Gideon said, "Well then, when the LORD has given Zebah and Zalmun'na into my hand, I will flail your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers."

⁸ And from there he went up to Penu'el, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penu'el answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

⁹ And he said to the men of Penu'el, "When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower."

¹⁰ Now Zebah and Zalmun'na were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the people of the East; for there had fallen a hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword.

¹¹ And Gideon went up by the caravan route east of Nobah and Jog'behah, and attacked the army; for the army was off its guard.

¹² And Zebah and Zalmun'na fled; and he pursued them and took the two kings of Mid'ian, Zebah and Zalmun'na, and he threw all the army into a panic.

¹³ Then Gideon the son of Jo'ash returned from the battle by the ascent of Heres.

¹⁴ And he caught a young man of Succoth, and questioned him; and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.

¹⁵ And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, "Behold Zebah and Zalmun'na, about whom you taunted me, saying, 'Are Zebah and Zalmun'na already in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are faint?'"

¹⁶ And he took the elders of the city and he took thorns of the wilderness and briers and with them taught the men of Succoth.

¹⁷ And he broke down the tower of Penu'el, and slew the men of the city.

¹⁸ Then he said to Zebah and Zalmun'na, "Where are the men whom you slew at Tabor?" They answered, "As you are, so were they, every one of them; they resembled the sons of a king."

¹⁹ And he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you."

²⁰ And he said to Jether his first-born, "Rise, and slay them." But the youth did not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmun'na said, "Rise yourself, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength." And Gideon arose and slew Zebah and Zalmun'na; and he took the crescents that were on the necks of their camels.

²² Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also; for you have delivered us out of the hand of Mid'ian."

²³ Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you."

²⁴ And Gideon said to them, "Let me make a request of you; give me every man of you the earrings of his spoil." (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ish'maelites.)

²⁵ And they answered, "We will willingly give them." And they spread a garment, and every man cast in it the earrings of his spoil.

²⁶ And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold; besides the crescents and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Mid'ian, and besides the collars that were about the necks of their camels.

²⁷ And Gideon made an ephod of it and put it in his city, in Ophrah; and all Israel played the harlot after it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family.

²⁸ So Mid'ian was subdued before the people of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ Jerubba'al the son of Jo'ash went and dwelt in his own house.

³⁰ Now Gideon had seventy sons, his own offspring, for he had many wives.

³¹ And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abim'elech.

³² And Gideon the son of Jo'ash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Jo'ash his father, at Ophrah of the Abiez'rites.

³³ As soon as Gideon died, the people of Israel turned again and played the harlot after the Ba'als, and made Ba'al-be'rith their god.

³⁴ And the people of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side;

³⁵ and they did not show kindness to the family of Jerubba'al (that is, Gideon) in return for all the good that he had done to Israel.

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¹ The men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you served us thus, that you didn't call us, when you went to fight with Midian? They did chide with him sharply.

² He said to them, What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

³ God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

⁴ Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

⁵ He said to the men of Succoth, Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

⁶ The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?

⁷ Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

⁸ He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.

⁹ He spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

¹⁰ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.

¹¹ Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the host; for the host was secure.

¹² Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the host.

¹³ Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.

¹⁴ He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders of it, seventy-seven men.

¹⁵ He came to the men of Succoth, and said, See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?

¹⁶ He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

¹⁷ He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.

¹⁸ Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom you killed at Tabor? They answered, As you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

¹⁹ He said, They were my brothers, the sons of my mother: as Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.

²⁰ He said to Jether his firstborn, Up, and kill them. But the youth didn't draw his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength. Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.

²² Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule you over us, both you, and your son, and your son's son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.

²³ Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Yahweh shall rule over you.

²⁴ Gideon said to them, I would make a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵ They answered, We will willingly give them. They spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.

²⁶ The weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold, besides the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.

²⁷ Gideon made an ephod of it, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the prostitute after it there; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.

²⁸ So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.

³⁰ Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body; for he had many wives.

³¹ His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

³² Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

³³ It happened, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and played the prostitute after the Baals, and made Baal Berith their god.

³⁴ The children of Israel didn't remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;

³⁵ neither shown they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [who is] Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.

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¹ And the men of Ephraim came and said to him, Why did you not send for us when you went to war against Midian? And they said sharp and angry words to him.

² And he said to them, What have I done in comparison with you? Is not that which Ephraim took up after the grape-cutting better than all the grapes which Abiezer got in from the grape-cutting?

³ God has given into your hands the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you? And when he said this, their feeling about him became kinder.

⁴ Then Gideon came to Jordan and went over it with his three hundred, overcome with weariness and in need of food.

⁵ And he said to the men of Succoth, Give bread cakes to my people, for they are overcome with weariness, and I am going on after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.

⁶ But the chiefs of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand that we are to give bread to your army?

⁷ Then Gideon said, Because of this, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hands, I will have you stretched on a bed of thorns of the waste land and on sharp stems, and have you crushed as grain is crushed on a grain-floor.

⁸ So he went up from there to Penuel and made the same request to the men of Penuel; but they gave him the same answer as the men of Succoth had given.

⁹ So he said to the men of Penuel, When I come back in peace, I will have this tower broken down.

¹⁰ Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, those of all the army of the children of the east who were still living; for a hundred and twenty thousand of their swordsmen had been put to death.

¹¹ And Gideon went up by the way used by the people living in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and made an attack on the army when they had no thought of danger.

¹² And Zebah and Zalmunna went in flight; and he went after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and put all the army to the curse.

¹³ Then Gideon, the son of Joash, went back from the fight:

¹⁴ And taking prisoner a young man of the people of Succoth, he got from him, in answer to his questions, a list of the chiefs of Succoth and the responsible men, seventy-seven men.

¹⁵ So he came to the men of Succoth and said, Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, on account of whom you made sport of me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand, that we are to give bread to your army who are overcome with weariness?

¹⁶ Then he took the responsible men of the town and had them crushed on a bed of thorns and sharp stems.

¹⁷ And he had the tower of Penuel broken down and the men of the town put to death.

¹⁸ Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, Where are the men whom you put to death at Tabor? And they gave answer, As you are, so were they; every one of them was like a king's son.

¹⁹ And he said, They were my brothers, my mother's sons: by the life of the Lord, if you had kept them safe, I would not put you to death.

²⁰ Then he said to Jether, his oldest son, Up! Put them to death. But the boy did not take out his sword, fearing because he was still a boy.

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Up! Put an end to us yourself: for you have a man's strength. Then Gideon got up and put Zebah and Zalmunna to death and took the ornaments which were on their camels' necks.

²² Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Be our ruler, you and your son and your son's son after him; for you have been our saviour from the hands of Midian.

²³ But Gideon said to them, I will not be a ruler over you, and my son will not be a ruler over you: it is the Lord who will be ruler over you.

²⁴ Then Gideon said to them, I have a request to make to you; let every man give me the ear-rings he has taken. (For they had gold ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵ And they gave answer, We will gladly give them. So they put down a robe, every man dropping into it the ear-rings he had taken.

²⁶ The weight of the gold ear-rings which he got from them was one thousand, seven hundred shekels of gold; in addition to the moon-ornaments and jewels and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and the chains on their camels' necks.

²⁷ And Gideon made an ephod from them and put it up in his town Ophrah; and all Israel went after it there and were false to the Lord; and it became a cause of sin to Gideon and his house.

²⁸ So Midian was broken before the children of Israel and the Midianites never got back their strength. And the land had peace for forty years, in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ And Jerubbaal, the son of Joash, went back to his house and was living there.

³⁰ Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.

³¹ And the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.

³² And Gideon, the son of Joash, came to his end when he was very old, and his body was put in the resting-place of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

³³ And after the death of Gideon, the children of Israel again went after the gods of Canaan and were false to the Lord, and made Baal-berith their god.

³⁴ And the children of Israel did not keep in their minds the Lord their God, who had been their saviour from all their haters on every side;

³⁵ And they were not kind to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, in reward for all the good he had done to Israel.