Judges 8 (kjv)

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^H2394.²And 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?³God^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.

⁴And 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.⁵And 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^H4080.⁶And 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?⁷And 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^H1303.⁸And 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.⁹And 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.

¹⁰Now 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^H2719.¹¹And 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^H983.¹²And 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.

¹³And Gideon^H1439 the son^H1121 of Joash^H3101 returned^H7725 from battle^H4421 before^H4608 the sun^H2775 was up,¹⁴And 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^H376.¹⁵And 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?¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷And he beat down^H5422 the tower^H4026 of Penuel^H6439, and slew^H2026 the men^H582 of the city^H5892.¹⁸Then 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^H4428.¹⁹And 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.²⁰And 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^H5288.²¹Then 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.

²²Then 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^H4080.²³And 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.

²⁴And 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.)²⁵And 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^H7998.²⁶And 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^H6677.²⁷And 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.

²⁸Thus 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.

²⁹And Jerubbaal^H3378 the son^H1121 of Joash^H3101 went^H3212 and dwelt^H3427 in his own house^H1004.³⁰And Gideon^H1439 had threescore and ten^H7657 sons^H1121 of his body^H3409 begotten^H3318: for he had many^H7227 wives^H802.³¹And his concubine^H6370 that was in Shechem^H7927, she also bare^H3205 him a son^H1121, whose name^H8034 he called^H7760 Abimelech^H40.³²And 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.

³³And 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^H430.³⁴And 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^H5439:³⁵Neither 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.