Judges 8:1 And the men376 of Ephraim669 said559 unto him, Why hast thou4100 served6213 us thus,1697{Heb. what thing is this, thou hast done unto us?} that thou calledst7121 us not, when thou wentest1980 to fight3898 with the Midianites?4080 And they did chide7378 with him sharply.2394{Heb. strongly} cr 2 And he said559 unto them, What have I done6213 now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning5955 of the grapes of Ephraim669 better2896 than the vintage1210 of Abiezer?44 cr 3 God430 hath delivered5414 into your hands3027 the princes8269 of Midian,4080 Oreb6159 and Zeeb:2062 and what was I able3201 to do6213 in comparison of you? Then their anger7307{Heb. spirit} was abated7503 toward him, when he had said1697 that.1696 cr

Judges 8:4 And Gideon1439 came935 to Jordan,3383 and passed over,5674 he, and the three7969 hundred3967 men376 that were with him, faint,5889 yet pursuing7291 them. cr 5 And he said559 unto the men582 of Succoth,5523 Give,5414 I pray you, loaves3603 of bread3899 unto the people5971 that follow7272 me; for they be faint,5889 and I am pursuing7291 after310 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna,6759 kings4428 of Midian.4080 cr

Judges 8:6 And the princes8269 of Succoth5523 said,559 Are the hands3709 of Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 now in thine hand,3027 that we should give5414 bread3899 unto thine army?6635 cr 7 And Gideon1439 said,559 Therefore when the LORD3068 hath delivered5414 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 into mine hand,3027 then I will tear1758{Heb. thresh} your flesh1320 with the thorns6975 of the wilderness4057 and with briers.1303 cr

Judges 8:8 And he went up5927 thence to Penuel,6439 and spake1696 unto them likewise:2063 and the men582 of Penuel6439 answered6030 him as the men582 of Succoth5523 had answered6030 him. cr 9 And he spake559 also unto the men582 of Penuel,6439 saying,559 When I come again7725 in peace,7965 I will break down5422 this tower.4026 cr

Judges 8:10 Now Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 were in Karkor,7174 and their hosts4264 with them, about fifteen2568 6240 thousand505 men, all that were left3498 of all the hosts4264 of the children1121 of the east:6924 for there fell5307 an hundred3967 and twenty6242 thousand505 men376 that drew8025 sword.2719{Or, an hundred and twenty thousand, every one drawing a sword} cr 11 And Gideon1439 went up5927 by the way1870 of them that dwelt7931 in tents168 on the east6924 of Nobah5025 and Jogbehah,3011 and smote5221 the host:4264 for the host4264 was secure.983 cr 12 And when Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 fled,5127 he pursued7291 after310 them, and took3920 the two8147 kings4428 of Midian,4080 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna,6759 and discomfited2729{Heb. terrified} all the host.4264 cr

Judges 8:13 And Gideon1439 the son1121 of Joash3101 returned7725 from battle4421 before4608 the sun2775 was up, cr 14 And caught3920 a young man5288 of the men582 of Succoth,5523 and enquired7592 of him: and he described3789{Heb. writ} unto him the princes8269 of Succoth,5523 and the elders2205 thereof, even threescore and seventeen7657 7651 men.376 cr 15 And he came935 unto the men582 of Succoth,5523 and said,559 Behold Zebah2078 and Zalmunna,6759 with whom ye did upbraid2778 me, saying,559 Are the hands3709 of Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 now in thine hand,3027 that we should give5414 bread3899 unto thy men582 that are weary?3287 cr 16 And he took3947 the elders2205 of the city,5892 and thorns6975 of the wilderness4057 and briers,1303 and with them he taught3045{Heb. made to know} the men582 of Succoth.5523 cr 17 And he beat down5422 the tower4026 of Penuel,6439 and slew2026 the men582 of the city.5892 cr

Judges 8:18 Then said559 he unto Zebah2078 and Zalmunna,6759 What375 manner of men582 were they whom ye slew2026 at Tabor?8396 And they answered,559 As thou3644 art, so were they; each one259 resembled8389{Heb. according to the form, etc} the children1121 of a king.4428 cr 19 And he said,559 They were my brethren,251 even the sons1121 of my mother:517 as the LORD3068 liveth,2416 if3863 ye had saved them alive,2421 I would not slay2026 you. cr 20 And he said559 unto Jether3500 his firstborn,1060 Up,6965 and slay2026 them. But the youth5288 drew8025 not his sword:2719 for he feared,3372 because he was yet a youth.5288 cr 21 Then Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 said,559 Rise6965 thou, and fall6293 upon us: for as the man376 is, so is his strength.1369 And Gideon1439 arose,6965 and slew2026 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna,6759 and took away3947 the ornaments7720{Or, ornaments like the moon} that were on their camels'1581 necks.6677 cr

Judges 8:22 Then the men376 of Israel3478 said559 unto Gideon,1439 Rule4910 thou over us, both thou, and thy son,1121 and thy son's1121 son1121 also: for thou hast delivered3467 us from the hand3027 of Midian.4080 cr 23 And Gideon1439 said559 unto them, I will not rule4910 over you, neither shall my son1121 rule4910 over you: the LORD3068 shall rule4910 over you. cr

Judges 8:24 And Gideon1439 said559 unto them, I would desire7592 a request7596 of you, that ye would give5414 me every man376 the earrings5141 of his prey.7998 (For they had golden2091 earrings,5141 because they were Ishmaelites.)3459 cr 25 And they answered,559 We will willingly5414 give5414 them. And they spread6566 a garment,8071 and did cast7993 therein every man376 the earrings5141 of his prey.7998 cr 26 And the weight4948 of the golden2091 earrings5141 that he requested7592 was a thousand505 and seven7651 hundred3967 shekels of gold;2091 beside ornaments,7720 and collars,5188{Or, sweet jewels} and purple713 raiment899 that was on the kings4428 of Midian,4080 and beside the chains6060 that were about their camels'1581 necks.6677 cr 27 And Gideon1439 made6213 an ephod646 thereof, and put3322 it in his city,5892 even in Ophrah:6084 and all Israel3478 went thither a whoring2181 after310 it: which thing became a snare4170 unto Gideon,1439 and to his house.1004 cr

Judges 8:28 Thus was Midian4080 subdued3665 before6440 the children1121 of Israel,3478 so that they lifted up5375 their heads7218 no more.3254 And the country776 was in quietness8252 forty705 years8141 in the days3117 of Gideon.1439 cr

Judges 8:29 And Jerubbaal3378 the son1121 of Joash3101 went3212 and dwelt3427 in his own house.1004 cr 30 And Gideon1439 had threescore and ten7657 sons1121 of his body3409{Heb. going out of his thigh} begotten:3318 for he had many7227 wives.802 cr 31 And his concubine6370 that was in Shechem,7927 she also bare3205 him a son,1121 whose name8034 he called7760{Heb. set} Abimelech.40 cr

Judges 8:32 And Gideon1439 the son1121 of Joash3101 died4191 in a good2896 old age,7872 and was buried6912 in the sepulchre6913 of Joash3101 his father,1 in Ophrah6084 of the Abiezrites.33 cr

Judges 8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon1439 was dead,4191 that the children1121 of Israel3478 turned again,7725 and went a whoring2181 after310 Baalim,1168 and made7760 Baalberith1170 their god.430 cr 34 And the children1121 of Israel3478 remembered2142 not the LORD3068 their God,430 who had delivered5337 them out of the hands3027 of all their enemies341 on every side:5439 cr 35 Neither shewed6213 they kindness2617 to the house1004 of Jerubbaal,3378 namely, Gideon,1439 according to all the goodness2896 which he had shewed6213 unto Israel.3478 cr