He said to the men of Succoth,(A) “Please give some loaves of bread to the troops under my command,[a] because they are exhausted, for I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

But the princes of Succoth asked, “Are Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hands that we should give bread to your army?”

Gideon replied, “Very well, when the Lord has handed Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will tear[b] your flesh with thorns and briers from the wilderness!”

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Footnotes

  1. 8:5 Lit troops at my feet
  2. 8:7 Lit thresh

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