Judges 8:5-21

Judges 8:5-21

[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:  of Penuel  answered  of Succoth  had answered  [9] And he spake  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:  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  [14] And caught  a young man  of the men  of Succoth,  and enquired  of him: and he described  unto him the princes  of Succoth,  and the elders  thereof, even threescore and seventeen  men.  [15] And he came  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  [16] And he took  the elders  of the city,  and thorns  of the wilderness  and briers,  and with them he taught  of Succoth.  [17] And he beat down  the tower  of Penuel,  and slew  of the city.  [18] Then said  he unto Zebah  and Zalmunna,  What  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  [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.