Judges
Judges 8
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Judges 8 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And the men376 of 669 said559 unto him, Why hast thou4100 served6213 us thus1697, that thou calledst7121 us not, when thou wentest1980 to fight3898 with the 4080? And they did chide7378 with him sharply2394. Why: Heb. What thing is this thou hast done unto us sharply: Heb. strongly And he said559 unto them, What have I done6213 now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning5955 of the grapes of 669 better2896 than the vintage1210 of Abiezer44? God430 hath delivered5414 into your hands3027 the princes8269 of 4080, Oreb6159 and Zeeb2062: and what was I able3201 to do6213 in comparison of you? Then their anger7307 was abated7503 toward him, when he had said1697 that1696. anger: Heb. spirit And 1439 came935 to 3383, and passed over5674, he, and the three7969 hundred3967 men376 that were with him, faint5889, yet pursuing7291 them. And he said559 unto the men582 of 5523, Give5414, I pray you, loaves3603 of bread3899 unto the people5971 that follow7272 me; for they be faint5889, and I am pursuing7291 after310 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759, kings4428 of 4080. And the princes8269 of 5523 said559, Are the hands3709 of Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 now in thine hand3027, that we should give5414 bread3899 unto thine army6635? And 1439 said559, Therefore when the LORD3068 hath delivered5414 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 into mine hand3027, then I will tear1758 your flesh1320 with the thorns6975 of the wilderness4057 and with briers1303. tear: Heb. thresh And he went up5927 thence to 6439, and spake1696 unto them likewise2063: and the men582 of 6439 answered6030 him as the men582 of 5523 had answered6030 him. And he spake559 also unto the men582 of 6439, saying559, When I come again7725 in peace7965, I will break down5422 this tower4026. Now Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 were in Karkor7174, and their hosts4264 with them, about fifteen2568 6240 thousand505 men, all that were left3498 of all the hosts4264 of the children1121 of the east6924: for there fell5307 an hundred3967 and twenty6242 thousand505 men376 that drew8025 2719. men that: or, every one drawing a And 1439 went up5927 by the way1870 of them that dwelt7931 in tents168 the east6924 of Nobah5025 and Jogbehah3011, and smote5221 the host4264: for the host4264 was secure983. And when Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 fled5127, he pursued7291 after310 them, and took3920 the two8147 kings4428 of 4080, Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759, and discomfited2729 all the host4264. discomfited: Heb. terrified And 1439 the son1121 of 3101 returned7725 from battle4421 before4608 the sun2775 was up, And caught3920 a young man5288 of the men582 of 5523, and enquired7592 of him: and he described3789 unto him the princes8269 of 5523, and the elders2205 thereof, even threescore and seventeen7657 7651 men376. described: Heb. writ And he came935 unto the men582 of 5523, and said559, Behold Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759, with whom ye did upbraid2778 me, saying559, Are the hands3709 of Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 now in thine hand3027, that we should give5414 bread3899 unto thy men582 that are weary3287? And he took3947 the elders2205 of the city5892, and thorns6975 of the wilderness4057 and briers1303, and with them he taught3045 the men582 of 5523. taught: Heb. made to know And he beat down5422 the tower4026 of 6439, and slew2026 the men582 of the city5892. Then said559 he unto Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759, What375 manner of men582 were they whom ye slew2026 at Tabor8396? And they answered559, As thou3644 art, so were they; each one259 resembled8389 the children1121 of a king4428. resembled: Heb. according to the form, etc And he said559, They were my brethren251, even the sons1121 of my mother517: as the LORD3068 liveth2416, if3863 ye had saved them alive2421, I would not slay2026 you. And he said559 unto Jether3500 his firstborn1060, Up6965, and slay2026 them. But the youth5288 drew8025 not his 2719: for he feared3372, because he was yet a youth5288. Then Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759 said559, Rise6965 thou, and fall6293 upon us: for as the man376 is, so is his strength1369. And 1439 arose6965, and slew2026 Zebah2078 and Zalmunna6759, and took away3947 the ornaments7720 that were their camels'1581 necks6677. ornaments: or, ornaments like the moon Then the men376 of 3478 said559 unto 1439, Rule4910 thou over us, both thou, and thy son1121, and thy son's1121 son1121 also: for thou hast delivered3467 us from the hand3027 of 4080. And 1439 said559 unto them, I will not rule4910 over you, neither shall my son1121 rule4910 over you: the LORD3068 shall rule4910 over you. And 1439 said559 unto them, I would desire7592 a request7596 of you, that ye would give5414 me every man376 the earrings5141 of his prey7998. (For they had golden2091 earrings5141, because they were Ishmaelites3459.) And they answered559, We will willingly5414 give5414 them. And they spread6566 a garment8071, and did cast7993 therein every man376 the earrings5141 of his prey7998. And the weight4948 of the golden2091 earrings5141 that he requested7592 was a thousand505 and seven7651 hundred3967 of gold2091; beside ornaments7720, and collars5188, and purple713 raiment899 that was the kings4428 of 4080, and beside the chains6060 that were about their camels'1581 necks6677. collars: or, sweet jewels And 1439 made6213 an 646 thereof, and 3322 it in his city5892, even in Ophrah6084: and all 3478 went thither a whoring2181 after310 it: which thing became a snare4170 unto 1439, and to his house1004. Thus was 4080 subdued3665 before6440 the children1121 of 3478, so that they lifted up5375 their heads7218 no more3254. And the country776 was in quietness8252 forty705 years8141 in the days3117 of 1439. And Jerubbaal3378 the son1121 of 3101 went3212 and dwelt3427 in his own house1004. And 1439 had threescore and ten7657 sons1121 of his body3409 begotten3318: for he had many7227 wives802. of his: Heb. going out of his thigh And his concubine6370 that was in 7927, she also bare3205 him a son1121, whose name8034 he called7760 40. called: Heb. set And 1439 the son1121 of 3101 died4191 in a good2896 old age7872, and was buried6912 in the sepulchre6913 of 3101 his father1, in Ophrah6084 of the Abiezrites33. And it came to pass, as soon as 1439 was dead4191, that the children1121 of 3478 turned again7725, and went a whoring2181 after310 Baalim1168, and made7760 Baalberith1170 their god430. And the children1121 of 3478 remembered2142 not the LORD3068 their God430, who had delivered5337 them out of the hands3027 of all their enemies341 every side5439: Neither shewed6213 they kindness2617 to the house1004 of Jerubbaal3378, namely, 1439, according to all the goodness2896 which he had shewed6213 unto 3478.