Judges 8

1 ♥ 📝 A nd 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 Midian?^H4080 And they did chide^H7378 with him sharply.^H2394

2 ♥ 📝 And he said^H559 unto them, What have I now done^H6213 in comparison with 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 hand^H3027 the princes^H8269 of Midian,^H4080 Oreb^H6159 and Zeeb:^H2062 and what was I able^H3201 to do^H6213 in comparison with you? Then their anger^H7307 was abated^H7503 toward him, when he had said^H1697 that.^H1696

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

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 are faint,^H5889 and I am pursuing^H7291 after^H310 Zebah^H2078 and Zalmunna,^H6759 the 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 thy hand,^H3027 that we should give^H5414 bread^H3899 unto thine army?^H6635

7 ♥ 📝 And Gideon^H1439 said,^H559 Therefore when Jehovah^H3068 hath delivered^H5414 Zebah^H2078 and Zalmunna^H6759 into my 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 in like^H2063 manner; and the men^H582 of Penuel^H6439 answered^H6030 him as the men^H582 of Succoth^H5523 had answered.^H6030

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 thousand^H505 men, all that were left^H3498 of all the host^H4264 of the children^H1121 of the east;^H6924 for there fell^H5307 a 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 Zebah^H2078 and Zalmunna^H6759 fled;^H5127 and he pursued^H7291 after^H310 them; and he 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 the battle^H4421 from^H4608 the ascent of Heres.^H2775

14 ♥ 📝 And he caught^H3920 a young man^H5288 of the men^H5288 of Succoth,^H5523 and inquired^H7592 of him: and he described^H3789 for him the princes^H8269 of Succoth,^H5523 and the elders^H2205 thereof, seventy^H7657 and seven men.^H376

15 ♥ 📝 And he came^H935 unto the men^H582 of Succoth,^H5523 and said,^H559 Behold Zebah^H2078 and Zalmunna,^H6759 concerning whom ye did taunt^H2778 me, saying,^H559 Are the hands^H3709 of Zebah^H2078 and Zalmunna^H6759 now in thy 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 brake 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 the sons^H1121 of my mother:^H517 as Jehovah^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 first-born,^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^H3947 the crescents^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 saved^H3467 us out of 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: Jehovah^H3068 shall rule^H4910 over you.

24 ♥ 📝 And Gideon^H1439 said^H559 unto them, I would make^H7592 a request^H7596 of you, that ye would give^H5414 me every man^H376 the ear-rings^H5141 of his spoil.^H7998 (For they had golden^H2091 ear-rings,^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 ear-rings^H5141 of his spoil.^H7998

26 ♥ 📝 And the weight^H4948 of the golden^H2091 ear-rings^H5141 that he requested^H7592 was a thousand^H505 and seven^H7651 hundred^H3967 [shekels] of gold,^H2091 besides the crescents,^H7720 and the pendants,^H5188 and the purple^H713 raiment^H899 that was on the kings^H4428 of Midian,^H4080 and besides 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 played the harlot^H2181 after^H310 it there; and it became a snare^H4170 unto Gideon,^H1439 and to his house.^H1004

28 ♥ 📝 So Midian^H4080 was subdued^H3665 before^H6440 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 and they lifted up^H5375 their heads^H7218 no more.^H3254 And the land^H776 had rest^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 and he called^H7760 his name^H8034 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 played the harlot^H2181 after^H310 the Baalim,^H1168 and made^H7760 Baal-berith^H1170 their god.^H430

34 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 remembered^H2142 not Jehovah^H3068 their God,^H430 who had delivered^H5337 them out of the hand^H3027 of all their enemies^H341 on every side;^H5439

35 ♥ 📝 neither showed^H6213 they kindness^H2617 to the house^H1004 of Jerubbaal,^H3378 [who is] Gideon,^H1439 according to all the goodness^H2896 which he had showed^H6213 unto Israel.^H3478