Judges 8 KJV
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And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. Deliverance by Gideon Ephraim Midian
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 Abi-ezer? Deliverance by Gideon Ephraim Abiezer Abiezer
¶ And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them]. Deliverance by Gideon Gideon Jordan
¶ 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? Deliverance by Gideon Zalmunna Zebah Succoth
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. Deliverance by Gideon God Gideon Zalmunna Zebah
¶ And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered [him]. Deliverance by Gideon Succoth Penuel
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. Deliverance by Gideon Penuel
¶ 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. Deliverance by Gideon Zalmunna Zebah East Karkor
¶ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. Deliverance by Gideon Gideon Jogbehah Kenath Nobah
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. Deliverance by Gideon Midian Zalmunna Zebah Midian
¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun [was up], Deliverance by Gideon Gideon Joash Heres
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. Deliverance by Gideon Succoth
And he came unto the men 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 unto thy men [that are] weary? Deliverance by Gideon Zalmunna Zebah Succoth
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. Deliverance by Gideon Succoth
And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. Deliverance by Gideon Penuel
¶ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a king. Deliverance by Gideon Zalmunna Zebah Mount Tabor Tabor (Mountain) Tabor Mount
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 you. Deliverance by Gideon God
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. Deliverance by Gideon Jether
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. Deliverance by Gideon Gideon Zalmunna Zebah
¶ Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. Deliverance by Gideon Midian Gideon Jacob Midian
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. Deliverance by Gideon God Gideon
¶ 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.) Deliverance by Gideon Gideon Ishmael
And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. Deliverance by Gideon
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 kings of Midian, and beside the chains that [were] about their camels’ necks. Deliverance by Gideon Midian Midian
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, [even] in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. Deliverance by Gideon Gideon Jacob Ophrah
¶ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. Deliverance by Gideon Midian Gideon Jacob Midian
¶ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. Usurpation by Abimelech Gideon Joash
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. Usurpation by Abimelech Gideon
And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. Usurpation by Abimelech Abimelech Shechem
¶ And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. Usurpation by Abimelech Abiezer Gideon Joash Ophrah
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. Usurpation by Abimelech Gideon Jacob
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: Usurpation by Abimelech God Jacob
Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, [namely], Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. Usurpation by Abimelech Gideon Jacob