“And the men of Ephraim said unto him, why hast thou served us thus, that thou callest us not? When thou wentest to fight with the Midianites, and they did chide with him sharply.”
Judges 8
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1Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, "Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?" And they contended with him violently.
“And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou callest us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.”
2But Gideon answered them, "Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
“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”
“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”
3God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?" When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.
“God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeab. And what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated towards him when he said that.”
4Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.
“And Gideon came to Jordan and passed over he and 300 men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.”
5So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, "Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."
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6But the leaders of Succoth asked, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?"
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7"Very well," Gideon replied, "when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!"
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8From there he went up to Penuel and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth.
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9So Gideon told the men of Penuel, "When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!"
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10Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army of about fifteen thousand men—all that were left of the armies of the people of the east. A hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had already fallen.
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11And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise.
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12When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
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13After this, Gideon son of Joash returned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres.
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14There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
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15And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, "Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?'"
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16Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.
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17He also pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of the city.
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18Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?" "Men like you," they answered, "each one resembling the son of a king."
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19"They were my brothers," Gideon replied, "the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you."
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20So he said to Jether, his firstborn, "Get up and kill them." But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
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21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength." So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
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22Then the Israelites said to Gideon, "Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian."
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“Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us both you and your son and your grandson also, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
“then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou and thy son, and thy son's son, for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
“the men of Israel said to Gideon, rule over us, both you and your son and your sons' sons, for you have delivered us from the hands of Midian.”
“the men of Israel said unto Gideon. Rule thou over us. Both thou and thy son and thy son's son. For thou has delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
“The men of Israel said unto Gideon Roll thou over us. Both thou and thy son and thy son's son also. For thou hath delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
“Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou and thy son, and thy sons also? For thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
23But Gideon replied, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you."
“And Gideon said unto them. I will not rule over you. Neither shall my son rule over you. The Lord shall rule over you.”
“Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you. The Lord shall rule over you.”
“And Gideon said unto them I will not rule over you and neither shall my tongue rule over you. The Lord shall rule over you.”
“And Gideon said unto him, I will not rule over you. Neither shall my son rule over you, for the Lord shall rule over you.”
“But Gideon said to them, verse 23, I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you, for the Lord shall rule over you.”
24Then he added, "Let me make a request of you, that each of you give me an earring from his plunder." (For the enemies had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)
“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,”
“And Gideon said unto them. I would desire a request of you. That you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. For they had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites.”
“And Gideon said unto them I would desire the request of you that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. For they had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites.”
25"We will give them gladly," they replied. So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.
“And they answered, we will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.”
“And they answered. We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment. And did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.”
26The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
“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 skins of Midian, and beside the chains that were about…”
“And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold beside ornaments and cors and purple rim. And that was on the kings of Midian and beside the chains that were about their…”
27From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
“And Gideon made an ephod thereof. And put it in his city. Even Ophrah. And all Israel. Went thither a whoring after it. Which thing became a snare. Unto Gideon. And to his house.”
28In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,
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29and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.
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30Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
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31His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
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32Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
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33And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.
“And it came to pass as soon as Gideon was dead that the children of Israel turned again and went a whoring after Balaam and made Baal Barath their God.”
“it came to pass. As soon as Gideon was dead. That the children of Israel turned again. And went a whoring after Balaam. And made Baal bareth their God.”
34The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Children of Israel, verse 34. Remember not the Lord, their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side.”
35They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.
“neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubabal. Namely Gideon. According to all the goodness. Which he had showed unto Israel.”
“Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jeroboam, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed, unto Israel.”