Judges 8:18-20

The Message

¹⁸ He then addressed Zebah and Zalmunna: “Tell me about the men you killed at Tabor.”

“They were men much like you,” they said, “each one like a king’s son.”

¹⁹ Gideon said, “They were my brothers, my mother’s sons. As God lives, if you had let them live, I would let you live.”

²⁰ Then he spoke to Jether, his firstborn: “Get up and kill them.” But he couldn’t do it, couldn’t draw his sword. He was afraid—he was still just a boy.