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Judges 8 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “What is this you have done to us? You did not call us when you went to fight against Midian.” Then they had a violent argument with him.
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 He said to them, “What have I done now compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim's grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer?
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 God has given you victory over the princes of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb! What have I accomplished compared to you?” Their anger toward him died down when he said this.
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 Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over it, he and the three hundred men who were with him. They were exhausted, yet they still kept up the pursuit.
4 Gideon came to the Jordan and passed over, he and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
5 He said to the men of Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the 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 Then the officials said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? Why should we give bread to your 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 Gideon said, “When Yahweh has given us victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will tear your skin with the desert thorns and briers.”
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 He went up from there to Peniel and spoke to the people there in the same way, but the men of Peniel answered him just 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 He spoke also to the men of Peniel and said, “When I come again in peace, I will pull 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 with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all who remained out of the entire army of the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men who drew the 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 Gideon went up the road taken by tent dwellers, past Nobah and Jogbehah. He defeated the enemy army, because they were not expecting an attack.
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 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and as Gideon pursued them, he captured the two kings of Midian—Zebah and Zalmunna—and set their whole army into a panic.
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 Gideon, son of Joash, returned from the battle going through the pass of Heres.
13 Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
14 He caught a young man of Succoth and questioned him. The young man wrote down the names of seventy-seven officials and elders of Succoth.
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 Gideon came to the men of Succoth and said, “Look at Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you mocked me and said, 'Have you already conquered Zebah and Zalmunna? We do not know that we should give bread to your army.'”
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 Gideon took the elders of the city, and he punished the men of Succoth with the desert thorns and briers.
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 Then he pulled down the tower of Peniel and killed the men of that city.
17 He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
18 Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” They answered, “As you are, so were they. Every one of them looked like the son 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 Gideon said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill 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 He said to Jether (his firstborn), “Get up and kill them!” But the young man did not draw his sword for he was afraid, because he was still a young boy.
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, “Get up yourself and kill us! For as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon rose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna. He also took off the crescent-shaped ornaments 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 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son, and your grandson—because you have saved us out of 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 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, neither will my son rule over you. Yahweh 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 Gideon said to them, “Let me make a request of you: Every one of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” (The Midianites 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 They answered, “We are glad to give them to you.” They spread out a cloak and every man threw on it the earrings from his plunder.
25 They answered, “We will willingly give them.” They spread a garment, and every man threw the earrings of his plunder into it.
26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold. This plunder was in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple clothing that was worn by the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that had been around 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 Gideon made an ephod out of the earrings and put it in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there. It became a trap for Gideon and for those in 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 So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel and they did not raise their heads up again. So the land had peace for 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 Jerub Baal, son of Joash, went and lived in his own house.
29 Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
30 Gideon had seventy sons who were his descendants, for he had many wives.
30 Gideon had seventy sons conceived from his body, for he had many wives.
31 His concubine, who was in Shechem, also bore him a son, and Gideon gave him the name Abimelech.
31 His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
32 Gideon, son of Joash, died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, at Ophrah of the clan of Abiezer.
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 It came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, the people of Israel turned again and prostituted themselves by worshiping the Baals. They made Baal-Berith 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 The people of Israel did not remember to honor Yahweh, their God, who had rescued them from 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 They did not keep their promises to the house of Jerub Baal (that is, Gideon), in return for all the good he had done in 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
Abiezer
A son of Gilead, called Iezer in Numbers 26:30 where he founds the Iezerite clan of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2; Judges 8:2
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
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences