Judges 8 Darby Translation
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1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, What is this thing thou hast done to us, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with Midian? And they disputed with him sharply.
1 The men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you treated us this way, that you didn’t call us when you went to fight with Midian?” They rebuked him sharply.
2 And he said to them, What have I done now in comparison with you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
2 He said to them, “What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn’t the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
3 Into your hands hath God delivered the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do in comparison with you? Then their spirit was appeased toward him, when he said that word.
3 God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their anger was abated toward him when he had said that.
4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
4 Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread to the people that follow me, for they are faint; and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.
5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
6 And the chief men of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy hand, that we should give bread to thine army?
6 The princes of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?”
7 And Gideon said, Therefore when Jehovah delivers Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will thresh your flesh with thorns of the wilderness and with briars.
7 Gideon said, “Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my 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 spoke to them in like manner. And the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
8 He went up there to Penuel, and spoke to them in the same way; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
9 And he spoke also to the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower.
9 He spoke also to the men 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 camp with them, about fifteen thousand [men], all that were left of the whole camp of the children of the east; for there had fallen a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword.
11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the camp; for the camp was at its ease.
11 Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.
12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued after them, and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the camp.
12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle, from the ascent of Heres.
13 Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
14 And he caught a youth of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the chief men of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy-seven men.
14 He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
15 And he came to the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in thy hand, that we should give bread to thy men that are weary?
15 He came to the men of Succoth, and said, “See Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your men who are weary?’”
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briars, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
16 He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
17 He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
18 Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What sort of men were they that ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the sons of a king.
18 Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
19 And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother. [As] Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
20 And he said to Jether his firstborn, Arise, slay them! But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
20 He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall on us; for as is the man, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna; and he took the moons that were on their camels' necks.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.
22 And the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us from the hand of Midian.
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you, your son, and your son’s son also; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.”
23 And Gideon said to them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: Jehovah will rule over you.
23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you. Yahweh shall rule over you.”
24 And Gideon said to them, I would desire a request of you: give me every man the earrings of his booty; for they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.
24 Gideon said to them, “I do have a request: that you would each give me the earrings of his plunder.” (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)
25 And they said, We will willingly give [them]. And they spread a garment, and cast therein every man the earrings of his booty.
25 They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand seven hundred [shekels] of gold; besides the moons, and eardrops, and the purple garments that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were about their camels' necks.
26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was one thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold, in addition to the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple clothing that was on the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
27 And Gideon made an ephod of them, and put it in his city, in Ophrah. And all Israel went thither a whoring after it; and it became a snare to Gideon, and to his house.
27 Gideon made an ephod out of it, and put it in Ophrah, his city. Then all Israel played the prostitute with it there; and it became a snare to Gideon and to his house.
28 And Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. The land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his house.
29 Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
30 Now Gideon had seventy sons who had come out of his loins, for he had many wives.
30 Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.
31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name of Abimelech.
31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
32 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.
32 Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 And it came to pass when Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after the Baals, and set up Baal-Berith as their god.
33 As soon as Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned again and played the prostitute following the Baals, and made Baal Berith their god.
34 And the children of Israel remembered not Jehovah their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side.
34 The children of Israel didn’t remember Yahweh their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
35 And they shewed no kindness to the house of Jerubbaal-Gideon, according to all the good that he had done to Israel.
35 neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, that is, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abimelech
Son of Gideon by his concubine in Shechem who murdered his seventy brothers on one stone, was made king by the leaders of Shechem, reigned three years, and died at Thebez when a…
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:31; Judges 9:1; Judges 9:6
Jether
Gideon's firstborn, a youth whom his father told to kill the Midianite kings but who was too afraid to draw his sword.
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:20
Joash
Abiezrite of Ophrah and father of Gideon, who defended his son against the townsmen who wanted him killed for tearing down the altar of Baal, and in whose tomb Gideon was buried.
Cited in the guide: Judges 6:11; Judges 6:29–31; Judges 8:32
Oreb
One of the two princes of Midian captured by the Ephraimites at the Jordan, who was killed at the rock of Oreb and whose head was brought to Gideon.
Cited in the guide: Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3
Zalmunna
One of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued to Karkor, captured, and killed with his own hand because they had killed his brothers at Tabor.
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:5; Judges 8:12; Judges 8:18
Zebah
One of the two kings of Midian whom Gideon pursued to Karkor, captured, and killed with his own hand because they had killed his brothers at Tabor.
Cited in the guide: Judges 8:5; Judges 8:12; Judges 8:18
Zeeb
One of the two princes of Midian captured by the Ephraimites at the Jordan, who was killed at the winepress of Zeeb and whose head was brought to Gideon.
Cited in the guide: Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 19:41; Job 5:2; James 4:5–6; Judges 12:1–6; Ecclesiastes 4:4
- 2 James 1:19–20; Judges 6:11; Galatians 5:14–15; Judges 6:34; 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
- 3 Proverbs 15:1; Judges 7:24–25; Romans 12:3; Proverbs 25:11; Philippians 2:3
- 4 Galatians 6:9; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Hebrews 12:1–4; 1 Samuel 14:28–29; 1 Samuel 30:10
- 5 Genesis 33:17; Psalm 60:6; Genesis 14:18; 2 Samuel 17:28–29; Deuteronomy 23:4
- 6 1 Kings 20:11; Philippians 2:21; Proverbs 18:23; 2 Kings 14:9; Judges 8:15
- 7 Judges 7:15
- 8 1 Kings 12:25; Genesis 32:30–31
- 9 Judges 8:17; 1 Kings 22:27–28
- 10 Judges 7:12; 2 Kings 3:26; Judges 20:35; Judges 20:46; Judges 20:2
- 11 Numbers 32:35; Numbers 32:42; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Judges 18:27; 1 Samuel 30:16
- 12 Psalm 83:11; Amos 2:14; Revelation 6:15–16; Job 12:16–21; Revelation 19:19–21
- 14 1 Samuel 30:11–15; Judges 1:24–25
- 15 Judges 8:6–7
- 16 Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 19:29; Judges 8:7; Micah 7:4; Ezra 2:6
- 17 Judges 8:9; 1 Kings 12:25
- 18 Judges 4:6; Jude 16; Psalm 89:12; Psalm 12:2
- 20 Joshua 10:24; Psalm 149:9; 1 Samuel 15:33
- 21 Psalm 83:11; Isaiah 3:18; Judges 8:26; 1 Samuel 31:5; Revelation 9:6
- 22 John 6:15; 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 12:12; Judges 9:8–15
- 23 Isaiah 33:22; 1 Samuel 12:12; 1 Samuel 10:19; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Judges 11:9–11
- 24 Genesis 25:13; Exodus 32:3; Genesis 37:25; Genesis 37:28; 1 Peter 3:3–5
- 26 Revelation 18:16; John 19:5; Jeremiah 10:9; Revelation 18:12; Esther 8:15
- 27 Psalm 106:39; Deuteronomy 7:16; Judges 18:14; Judges 17:5; Judges 18:17
- 28 Judges 5:31; Judges 3:11; Judges 3:30; Isaiah 10:26; Psalm 83:9–12
- 29 Judges 7:1; Judges 6:32; 1 Samuel 12:11; Nehemiah 5:14–15
- 30 Judges 9:2; Judges 9:5; Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Kings 11:3; Genesis 7:7
- 31 Judges 9:18; Genesis 16:15; Judges 9:1–5; Genesis 22:24; Genesis 20:2
- 32 Genesis 25:8; Job 42:17; Judges 6:24; Job 5:26; Genesis 15:15
- 33 Judges 9:4; Judges 9:46; Judges 2:19; Judges 8:27; Judges 2:17
- 34 Psalm 78:42; Psalm 106:21; Psalm 78:11; Jeremiah 2:32; Deuteronomy 4:9
- 35 Ecclesiastes 9:14–15; Judges 9:5; Judges 9:16–19
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