1 Then 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.
2 But Gideon answered them, "Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? 3 God has delivered Oreband Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?" When he had said this, their anger8:3 Or their spiritagainst him subsided.
4 Then Gideonand his three hundred men came to the Jordanand crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit. 5 So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, "Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebahand Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."
6 But the leaders of Succothasked, "Are the hands of Zebahand Zalmunnaalready in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?"
7 "Very well," Gideonreplied, "when the LORD has delivered Zebahand Zalmunnainto my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!"
8 From there he went up to Penuel8:8 Penuel is a variant of Peniel; also in verses 9 and 17; see Genesis 32:30.and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuelgave the same response as the men of Succoth. 9 So Gideon told the men of Penuel, "When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!"
10 Now Zebahand Zalmunnawere in Karkorwith 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. 11 And Gideonwent up by way of the caravan route east of Nobahand Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise. 12 When Zebahand Zalmunnafled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
13 After this, Gideonson of Joashreturned from the battle along the Ascent of Heres. 14 There he captured a young man of Succothand interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
15 And Gideon went to the men of Succothand said, "Here are Zebahand Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebahand Zalmunnaalready in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’" 16 Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth. 17 He also pulled down the tower of Penueland killed the men of the city.
18 Next, Gideon asked Zebahand Zalmunna, "What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?"
"Men like you," they answered, "each one resembling the son of a king."
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."
20 So 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.
21 Then Zebahand Zalmunnasaid, "Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength." So Gideongot up and killed Zebahand Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
Gideon’s Ephod
22 Then the Israelites said to Gideon, "Rule over us — you and your son and grandson — for you have saved us from the hand of Midian."
23 But Gideonreplied, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you."
24 Then 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.)
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. 26 The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1 ,700 shekels,8:26 1,700 shekels is approximately 42.7 pounds or 19.4 kilograms.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.
27 From all this Gideonmade 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 Gideonand his household.
Forty Years of Peace
28 In this way Midianwas subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon, 29 and he — Jerubbaal8:29 Jerubbaal is another name for Gideon and probably means let Baal contend; also in verse 35; see Judges 6:32.son of Joash— returned home and settled down.
30 Gideonhad seventy sons of his own,8:30 Hebrew who came from his own loinssince he had many wives. 31 His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Gideon’s Death
32 Later, Gideonson of Joashdied at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joashin Ophrahof the Abiezrites.
33 And as soon as Gideonwas dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.
34 The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. 35 They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal(that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.
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Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Penuel is the place named by Jacob when he said he saw God face to face. The tower of Penuel was torn down and the men of the city were killed; Jeroboam also built up Penuel (Genesis 32:30).
Penuel is the place named by Jacob when he said he saw God face to face. The tower of Penuel was torn down and the men of the city were killed; Jeroboam also built up Penuel (Genesis 32:30).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Penuel is the place named by Jacob when he said he saw God face to face. The tower of Penuel was torn down and the men of the city were killed; Jeroboam also built up Penuel (Genesis 32:30).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Succoth is the town whose leaders refused bread to Gideon, who was pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian; on his return, Gideon punished these leaders with desert thorns and briers (Judges 8:16).
Penuel is the place named by Jacob when he said he saw God face to face. The tower of Penuel was torn down and the men of the city were killed; Jeroboam also built up Penuel (Genesis 32:30).
Mount Tabor is the mountain where Barak went up with ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun at the Lord’s command given through Deborah, and from which he went down with them the day the Lord gave Sisera into his hands (Judges 4:14).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Midian is the land of Jethro, priest and father-in-law of Moses, and of the Midianites, who raided the crops of Israel until they were pursued by Gideon and his men (Judges 7:25).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Shechem is a city in the hill country of Ephraim where Joshua made a covenant with the people, the citizens turned against Abimelech, and Israel gathered to make Rehoboam king (Joshua 24:25).
Abimelech, son of Gideon by a concubine in Shechem, killed seventy of his brothers to reign and died at Thebez when a woman threw a millstone on him (Judges 9:53).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).
Gideon, son of Joash, also called Jerubbaal, broke down the altar of Baal and, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites; he refused to be king (Judges 7:7).