¹ καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P πρός-P *γεδεων-N---ASM ἀνήρ-N3--NSM *ἐφράιμ-N---GSM τίς- I--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN οὗτος- D--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--DP ὁ- A--GSN μή-D καλέω-VA--AAN ἐγώ- P--AP ὅτε-D πορεύομαι-VCI-API2S παρατάσσω-VA--AMN ἐν-P *μαδιαμ-N---DSF καί-C διαλέγω-VAI-AMI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἰσχυρῶς-D

² καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM τίς- I--ASN ποιέω-VAI-AAI1S νῦν-D καθώς-D σύ- P--NP ἤ-C οὐ-D κρείσσων-A3C-NSN ἐπιφυλλίς-N3D-NSF *ἐφράιμ-N---GSM ἤ-C τρύγητος-N2--NSM *αβιεζερ-N---GSM

³ ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GP παραδίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM ὁ- A--APM ἄρχων-N3--APM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF ὁ- A--ASM *ωρηβ-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *ζηβ-N---ASM καί-C τίς- I--ASN δύναμαι-VCI-API1S ποιέω-VA--AAN ὡς-C σύ- P--NP τότε-D ἀναἵημι-VCI-API3S ὁ- A--NSN πνεῦμα-N3M-NSN αὐτός- D--GPM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN λαλέω-VA--AAN αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--ASM λόγος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM

⁴ καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASM *ἰορδάνης-N1M-ASM καί-C διαβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM τριακόσιοι-A1A-NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM πεινάω-V3--PAPNPM καί-C διώκω-V1--PAPNPM

⁵ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DPM ἀνήρ-N3--DPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF δίδωμι-VO--AAD2P δή-X ἄρτος-N2--APM εἰς-P τροφή-N1--ASF ὁ- A--DSM λαός-N2--DSM οὗτος- D--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐν-P πούς-N3D-DPM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅτι-C ἐκλείπω-V1--PAI3P καί-C ἰδού-I ἐγώ- P--NS εἰμί-V9--PAI1S διώκω-V1--PAPNSM ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GSM *ζεβεε-N---GSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GPM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF

⁶ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM ἄρχων-N3--NPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF μή-D χείρ-N3--NSF *ζεβεε-N---GSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---GSM νῦν-D ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS οὐ-D δίδωμι-VF--FAI1P ὁ- A--DSF δύναμις-N3I-DSF σύ- P--GS ἄρτος-N2--APM

⁷ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN δίδωμι-VO--AAN κύριος-N2--ASM ὁ- A--ASM *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C *σελμανα-N---ASM ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ἐγώ- P--NS ἀλοάω-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--APF σάρξ-N3K-APF σύ- P--GP ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄκανθα-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF καί-C ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF αβαρκηνιν-N---DPF

⁸ καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S ἐκεῖθεν-D εἰς-P *φανουηλ-N---AS καί-C λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM ὡσαύτως-D καί-C ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3P αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM *φανουηλ-N---GS ὅς- --ASM τρόπος-N2--ASM ἀποκρίνω-VCI-API3P ἀνήρ-N3--NPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF

⁹ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM πρός-P ἀνήρ-N3--APM *φανουηλ-N---GS ἐν-P ἐπιστροφή-N1--DSF ἐγώ- P--GS μετά-P εἰρήνη-N1--GSF ὁ- A--ASM πύργος-N2--ASM οὗτος- D--ASM κατασκάπτω-VF--FAI1S

¹⁰ καί-C *ζεβεε-N---NSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---NSM ἐν-P *καρκαρ-N---DS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF παρεμβολή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GPM ὡσεί-C δέκα-M πέντε-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM καταλείπω-VP--XMPNPM ἀπό-P πᾶς-A1S-GSF παρεμβολή-N1--GSF ἀλλόφυλος-A1B-GPM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM πίπτω-VX--XAPNPM ἑκατόν-M εἴκοσι-M χιλιάς-N3D-NPF ἀνήρ-N3--GPM σπάω-V3--PMPGPM ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF

¹¹ καί-C ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM ὁδός-N2--ASF ὁ- A--GPM σκηνόω-V4--PAPGPM ἐν-P σκηνή-N1--DPF ἀπό-P ἀνατολή-N1--GPF ὁ- A--GSF *ναβαι-N---GSF καί-C *ιεγεβαλ-N---GS καί-C πατάσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF παρεμβολή-N1--NSF εἰμί-V9--IAI3S πείθω-VX--XAPNSF

¹² καί-C φεύγω-VBI-AAI3P *ζεβεε-N---NSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---NSM καί-C διώκω-VAI-AAI3S ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C κρατέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM δύο-M βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF ὁ- A--ASM *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *σελμανα-N---ASM καί-C πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF παρεμβολή-N1--ASF ἐκἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S

¹³ καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ιωας-N---GSM ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSF παράταξις-N3I-GSF ἀπό-P ἐπάνωθεν-D ὁ- A--GSF παράταξις-N3I-GSF *αρες-N---GS

¹⁴ καί-C συνλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S παιδάριον-N2N-ASN ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GPM ἀνήρ-N3--GPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF καί-C ἐπιἐρωτάω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM καί-C γράφω-VAI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--APN ὄνομα-N3M-APN ὁ- A--GPM ἄρχων-N3--GPM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF καί-C ὁ- A--GPM πρεσβύτερος-A1B-GPMC αὐτός- D--GPM ἑβδομήκοντα-M καί-C ἑπτά-M ἀνήρ-N3--APM

¹⁵ καί-C παραγίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM πρός-P ὁ- A--APM ἄρχων-N3--APM *σοκχωθ-N---GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἰδού-I *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C *σελμανα-N---ASM ἐν-P ὅς- --DPM ὀνειδίζω-VAI-AAI2P ἐγώ- P--AS λέγω-V1--PAPNPM μή-D χείρ-N3--NSF *ζεβεε-N---GSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---GSM νῦν-D ἐν-P χείρ-N3--DSF σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1P ὁ- A--DPM ἀνήρ-N3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἐκλείπω-V1--PAPDPM ἄρτος-N2--APM

¹⁶ καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM πρεσβύτερος-A1B-APMC ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF ἄκανθα-N1A-DPF ὁ- A--GSF ἔρημος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--DPF βαρακηνιμ-N---DPF καί-C ἀλοάω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM ὁ- A--APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

¹⁷ καί-C ὁ- A--ASM πύργος-N2--ASM *φανουηλ-N---GS καταστρέφω-VAI-AAI3S καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM ἀνήρ-N3--APM ὁ- A--GSF πόλις-N3I-GSF

¹⁸ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C *σελμανα-N---ASM ποῦ-D ὁ- A--NPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM ὅς- --APM ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI2P ἐν-P *θαβωρ-N---DS καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὡς-D σύ- P--NS ὡς-C αὐτός- D--NPM εἰς-P ὁμοίωμα-N3M-ASN υἱός-N2--GSM βασιλεύς-N3V-GSM

¹⁹ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C υἱός-N2--NPM ὁ- A--GSF μήτηρ-N3--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ζάω-V3--PAI3S κύριος-N2--NSM εἰ-X ζωογονέω-VXI-YAI3S αὐτός- D--APM οὐ-D ἄν-X ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI1S σύ- P--AP

²⁰ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιεθερ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM πρωτότοκος-A1B-DSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM ἀποκτείνω-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--APM καί-C οὐ-D σπάω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN παιδάριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASF ῥομφαία-N1A-ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C φοβέω-VCI-API3S ὅτι-C ἔτι-D νέος-A1A-NSMC εἰμί-V9--IAI3S

²¹ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ζεβεε-N---NSM καί-C *σελμανα-N---NSM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAD2S σύ- P--NS καί-C συνἀντάω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DP ὅτι-C ὡς-C ἀνήρ-N3--GSM ὁ- A--NSF δύναμις-N3I-NSF σύ- P--GS καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VHI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM καί-C ἀποκτείνω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM *ζεβεε-N---ASM καί-C ὁ- A--ASM *σελμανα-N---ASM καί-C λαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S ὁ- A--APM μηνίσκος-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM τράχηλος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GPF κάμηλος-N2--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM

²² καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3P ἀνήρ-N3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM πρός-P *γεδεων-N---ASM κύριος-N2--VSM ἄρχω-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C σύ- P--NS καί-C ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS ὅτι-C σύ- P--NS σώζω-VAI-AAI2S ἐγώ- P--AP ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF *μαδιαμ-N---GSF

²³ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM *γεδεων-N---NSM οὐ-D ἄρχω-VF--FAI1S ἐγώ- P--NS καί-C οὐ-D ἄρχω-VF--FAI3S ὁ- A--NSM υἱός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS ἐν-P σύ- P--DP κύριος-N2--NSM ἄρχω-VF--FAI3S σύ- P--GP

²⁴ καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM πρός-P αὐτός- D--APM αἰτέω-VF--FMI1S παρά-P σύ- P--GP αἴτημα-N3M-ASN καί-C δίδωμι-VO--AAD2P ἐγώ- P--DS ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ἐνώτιον-N2N-ASN ἐκ-P σκῦλον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C ἐνώτιον-N2N-NPN χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPN αὐτός- D--DPM ὅτι-C *ισμαηλίτης-N1M-NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P

²⁵ καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δίδωμι-V8--PAPNPM δίδωμι-VF--FAI1P καί-C ἀναπτύσσω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ἱμάτιον-N2N-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C βάλλω-VBI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D ἀνήρ-N3--NSM ἐνώτιον-N2N-ASN σκῦλον-N2N-GPN αὐτός- D--GSM

²⁶ καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSM σταθμός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--GPN ἐνώτιον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--GPN χρυσοῦς-A1C-GPN ὅς- --GPN αἰτέω-VAI-AAI3S χίλιοι-A1A-NPM καί-C πεντακόσιοι-A1A-NPM χρυσοῦς-A1C-NPM πάρεξ-P ὁ- A--GPM μηνίσκος-N2--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--GPF στραγγαλίς-N3D-GPF καί-C ὁ- A--GPN ἱμάτιον-N2N-GPN καί-C πορφυρίς-N3I-GPF ὁ- A--GPN ἐπί-P βασιλεύς-N3V-DPM *μαδιαμ-N---GSF καί-C ἐκτός-P ὁ- A--GPN περίθεμα-N3M-GPN ὅς- --APN εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM τράχηλος-N2--DPM ὁ- A--GPF κάμηλος-N2--GPF αὐτός- D--GPM

²⁷ καί-C ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN *γεδεων-N---NSM εἰς-P εφωθ-N---ASN καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASN ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM *εφραθα-N---DS καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSM *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ὀπίσω-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκεῖ-D καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--DSM *γεδεων-N---DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P σκῶλον-N2N-ASN

²⁸ καί-C συνστέλλω-VDI-API3S *μαδιαμ-N---NSF ἐνώπιον-P υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C οὐ-D προςτίθημι-VAI-AAI3P αἴρω-VA--AAN κεφαλή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ἡσυχάζω-VA--AAI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF τεσσαράκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-APN ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DPF *γεδεων-N---GSM

²⁹ καί-C πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S *ιεροβααλ-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ιωας-N---GSM καί-C καταἵζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P οἶκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM

³⁰ καί-C ὁ- A--DSM *γεδεων-N---DSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἑβδομήκοντα-M υἱός-N2--NPM ἐκπορεύομαι-VM--XMPNPM ἐκ-P μηρός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM ὅτι-C γυνή-N3K-NPF πολύς-A1A-NPF εἰμί-V9--IAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM

³¹ καί-C παλλακή-N1--NSF αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P *συχεμ-N---DSM καί-C τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C γέ-X αὐτός- D--NSF υἱός-N2--ASM καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM

³² καί-C ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM υἱός-N2--NSM *ιωας-N---GSM ἐν-P πόλις-N3I-DSF αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C θάπτω-VDI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τάφος-N2--DSM *ιωας-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM ἐν-P *εφραθα-N---DS *αβιεσδρι-N---GSM

³³ καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S καθώς-D ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM καί-C ἐπιστρέφω-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM καί-C ἐκπορνεύω-VAI-AAI3P ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM *βααλιμ-N---GPM καί-C τίθημι-VAI-AAI3P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM ὁ- A--DSM *βααλ-N---DSM διαθήκη-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GSN εἰμί-V9--PAN αὐτός- D--DPM αὐτός- D--ASM εἰς-P θεός-N2--ASM

³⁴ καί-C οὐ-D μιμνήσκω-VSI-API3P ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM θεός-N2--GSM ὁ- A--GSM ῥύομαι-VA--AMPGSM αὐτός- D--APM ἐκ-P χείρ-N3--GSF πᾶς-A3--GPM ὁ- A--GPM θλίβω-V1--PAPGPM αὐτός- D--APM κυκλόθεν-D

³⁵ καί-C οὐ-D ποιέω-VAI-AAI3P ἔλεος-N3E-ASN μετά-P ὁ- A--GSM οἶκος-N2--GSM *ιεροβααλ-N---GSM αὐτός- D--NSM εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *γεδεων-N---NSM κατά-P πᾶς-A3--APN ὁ- A--APN ἀγαθός-A1--APN ὅς- --APN ποιέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

¹ And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

² And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?

³ God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

⁴ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them.

⁵ And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.

⁶ And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

⁷ And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine 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 spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.

⁹ And he spake also unto 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 hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

¹¹ And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.

¹² And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

¹³ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,

¹⁴ And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

¹⁵ And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?

¹⁶ And 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 beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.

¹⁸ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

¹⁹ And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

²⁰ And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

²¹ Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.

²² Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

²³ And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

²⁴ And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

²⁵ And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey.

²⁶ And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.

²⁷ And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.

²⁸ Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

²⁹ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.

³⁰ And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.

³¹ And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called 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.

³³ And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.

³⁴ And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:

³⁵ Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.