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Съдии 8
Bulgarian Bible
Съдии 8
Bulgarian Bible
8 Тогава ефремците казаха на Гедеона : Какво ни стори ти, че не ни повика, когато отиде да воюваш против Мадиама? И караха се силно с него.
2 А той им рече: Що съм извършил аз сега в сравнение с вас? Ефремовият пабирък не е ли по-желателен от Авиезеровия гроздобер?
3 В нашите ръце Бог предаде мадиамските началници, Орива и Зива; и що съм могъл аз да извърша в сравнение с вас? Тогава гневът им се укроти към него, когато каза това.
4 И като дойде Гедеон при Иордан, той премина с тристата мъже, които бяха с него, уморени, но пак преследвайки.
5 И рече на сокхотските жители: Дайте, моля, няколко хляба на людете, които вървят подир мене защото са изнемощели; а аз гоня мадиамските царе Зевей и Салман.
6 А сокхотските първенци му казаха: Ръцете на Зевея и на Салмана в ръката ти ли са вече та да дадем хляб на войската ти?
7 А Гедеон рече: Затова, когато Господ предаде Зевея и Салмана в ръката ми, тогава аз ще разкъсам месата ви с пустинните тръни и с глоговете.
8 От там отиде във Фануил и каза на жителите му същото; а фануилските мъже му отговориха, както бяха отговорили сокхотските мъже.
9 А той говори на фануилските мъже, казвайки: Когато се върна с мир, аз ще съборя тая кула.
10 А Зевей и Салман бяха в Каркор и войските им с тях, около петдесет хиляди души, всичките колкото бяха оцелели от цялата войска на източните жители; защото бяха паднали сто и двадесет хиляди мъже, които теглеха нож.
11 И Гедеон отиде през пътя на ония, които живееха в шатри на изток от Нова и на Иогвея, та порази множеството; защото множеството беше в безгрижност.
12 А Зевей и Салман побягнаха; но той ги гони, и хвана двамата мадиамски царе Зевея и Салмана, и разби цялото множество.
13 Тогава Гедеон Иоасовият син се върна от войната през нагорнището на Херес.
14 И като хвана един момък от сокхотските мъже, разпита го, и той му описа първенците на Сокхот и старейшините му, седемдесет и седем мъже.
15 И Гедеон дойде при сокхотските мъже та рече: Ето Зевея и Салмана, за които ми се подиграхте като казахте: Ръцете на Зевея и на Салмана в ръката ти ли са вече та да дадем хляб на човеците ти, че били изнемощели?
16 И взе градските старейшини, и пустинните тръни и глогове, та наказа* с тях сокхотските мъже.
17 Също и събори кулата на Фануила и изби градските мъже.
18 Тогава каза на Зевея и на Салмана: Какви бяха ония човеци, които убихте в Тавор? А те отговориха: Какъвто си ти, такива бяха и те; всеки приличаше на царски син.
19 А той каза: Мои братя бяха, синовете на моята майка; заклевам се в живота на Господа, ако бяхте опазили живота им, аз не бих ви убил.
20 И рече на първородния си, Етер: Стани, убий ги. Но младежът не изтегли меча си, защото се боеше, бидейки още млад.
21 Тогава Зевей и Салмана казаха: Стани ти, та не нападни; защото според човека е и силата му. И тъй Гедеон стана та уби Зевея и Салмана, и взе полумесецообразните украшения , които бяха на вратовете на камилите им.
22 Тогава израилевите мъже казаха на Гедеона: Владей над нас, и ти, и синът ти, и внукът ти, защото ти ни освободи от ръката на Мадиама.
23 А Гедеон каза: Нито аз ще владея над вас, нито синът ми ще владее над вас; Господ ще владее над вас.
24 Гедеон, обаче, им рече: Едно нещо ще поискам от вас, - да ми дадете всеки обеците от користите си. (Защото неприятелите , понеже бяха исмаиляни, носеха златни обеци).
25 И те отговориха: На драго сърце ще ги дадем. И като простряха дреха, всеки хвърляше там обеците от користите си.
26 И теглото на златните обеци, които поиска, беше хиляда и седемстотин златни сикли , освен полумесецообразните украшения , огърлията и моравите дрехи, които бяха върху мадиамските царе, и освен веригите, които бяха около вратовете на камилите им.
27 И от тях Гедеон направи ефод, който положи в града си, в Офра; а там целият Израил блудствува след него; и той стана примка на Гедеона и на дома му.
28 Така Мадиам се покори пред израилтяните, и не дигна вече глава. И земята имаше спокойствие четиридесет години в дните на Гедеона.
29 Тогава Ероваал, Иоасовият син, отиде и седна в дома си.
30 И Гедеон имаше седемдесет сине, родени от самия него, защото имаше много жени.
31 Също и наложницата му, която беше в Сихем, му роди син, когото той нарече Авимелех.
32 И Гедеон, Иоасовият син, умря в честита старост, и биде погребан в гроба на баща си Иоаса, в Офра на авиерците.
33 А когато умря Гедеон, израилтяните пак се отвърнаха, и, като блудствуваха след ваалимите, поставиха си Ваалверита за бог.
34 И израилтяните не си спомниха Господа своя Бог, Който ги бе избавил от ръката на всичките им околни неприятели;
35 нито показаха благост към дома на Ероваала (който е Гедеон) съответно на всичките добрини, които той бе сторил на Израиля.
Jueces 8
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Jueces 8
Nueva Versión Internacional
Zeba y Zalmuna
8 Los de la tribu de Efraín dijeron a Gedeón:
—¿Por qué nos has tratado así? ¿Por qué no nos llamaste cuando fuiste a luchar contra los madianitas?
Y se lo reprocharon severamente.
2 —¿Qué hice yo, comparado con lo que hicieron ustedes? —respondió él—. ¿No vale más lo que sobra de las uvas de Efraín que toda la vendimia de Abiezer? 3 Dios entregó en manos de ustedes a Oreb y a Zeb, los líderes madianitas. Comparado con lo que hicieron ustedes, ¡lo que yo hice no fue nada!
Al oír la respuesta de Gedeón, se calmó el resentimiento de ellos contra él.
4 Gedeón y sus trescientos hombres agotados, pero persistiendo en la persecución, llegaron al Jordán y lo cruzaron. 5 Allí Gedeón dijo a la gente de Sucot:
—Denles pan a mis soldados, están agotados y todavía estoy persiguiendo a Zeba y a Zalmuna, los reyes de Madián.
6 Pero los oficiales de Sucot respondieron:
—¿Acaso tienes ya en tu poder las manos de Zeba y Zalmuna? ¿Por qué tendríamos que darle pan a tu ejército?
7 Gedeón contestó:
—¡Está bien! Cuando el Señor haya entregado en mis manos a Zeba y a Zalmuna, les desgarraré a ustedes la carne de sus cuerpos con espinas y zarzas del desierto.
8 Desde allí subió a Peniel y les pidió lo mismo. Pero los de Peniel dieron la misma respuesta que los hombres de Sucot. 9 Por eso advirtió a los hombres de Peniel: «Cuando yo vuelva victorioso, derribaré esta torre».
10 Zeba y Zalmuna estaban en Carcor con una fuerza de quince mil guerreros, que era todo lo que quedaba de los ejércitos del oriente, pues habían caído en batalla ciento veinte mil soldados. 11 Gedeón subió por la ruta de los nómadas, al este de Noba y Yogbea, y atacó al ejército cuando este se creía seguro. 12 Huyeron Zeba y Zalmuna, los dos reyes de Madián, pero él los persiguió y los capturó, aterrorizando a todo el ejército.
13 Cuando Gedeón, hijo de Joás, volvió de la batalla por el paso de Jeres, 14 capturó a un joven de Sucot y lo interrogó. Entonces el joven le anotó los nombres de los setenta y siete oficiales y jefes de Sucot. 15 Luego Gedeón fue y dijo a los hombres de Sucot: «Aquí están Zeba y Zalmuna, por causa de quienes se burlaron de mí al decir: “¿Acaso tienes ya en tu poder las manos de Zeba y Zalmuna? ¿Por qué tendríamos que darles pan a tus hombres que están agotados?”». 16 Se apoderó de los jefes de la ciudad, tomó espinas y zarzas del desierto y castigó con ellas a los hombres de Sucot; así les enseñó quién era él. 17 También derribó la torre de Peniel y mató a los hombres de la ciudad.
18 Entonces les preguntó a Zeba y a Zalmuna:
—¿Cómo eran los hombres que ustedes mataron en Tabor?
—Parecidos a ti —respondieron ellos—; cada uno de ellos tenía el aspecto de un príncipe.
19 —¡Eran mis hermanos —respondió Gedeón—, los hijos de mi propia madre! Tan cierto como que el Señor vive, si les hubieran perdonado la vida, yo no los mataría a ustedes.
20 Volviéndose a Jéter, su hijo mayor, le dijo:
—¡Vamos, mátalos!
Pero Jéter no sacó su espada, porque era apenas un muchacho y tenía miedo.
21 Zeba y Zalmuna dijeron:
—Vamos, mátanos tú mismo. “¡Al hombre se le conoce por su valentía!”.
Gedeón se levantó y mató a Zeba y Zalmuna, y les quitó a sus camellos los adornos que llevaban en el cuello.
El efod de Gedeón
22 Entonces los israelitas dijeron a Gedeón:
—Gobierna sobre nosotros y, después de ti, tu hijo y tu nieto; porque nos has librado del poder de los madianitas.
23 Pero Gedeón dijo:
—Yo no los gobernaré ni tampoco mi hijo. Solo el Señor los gobernará. 24 Pero —añadió— tengo una petición: que cada uno de ustedes me dé un anillo de lo que les tocó del botín.
Era costumbre de los ismaelitas usar anillos de oro.
25 —Con mucho gusto te los daremos —contestaron.
Así que tendieron una manta y cada hombre echó en ella un anillo de su botín. 26 El peso de los anillos de oro que él les pidió llegó a mil setecientos siclos,[a] sin contar los adornos, los aros y los vestidos de color carmesí que usaban los reyes madianitas, ni los collares que llevaban sus camellos. 27 Con el oro Gedeón hizo un efod, que puso en Ofra, su ciudad. Todo Israel se prostituyó al adorar allí el efod, el cual se convirtió en una trampa para Gedeón y su familia.
Muerte de Gedeón
28 Los madianitas fueron sometidos delante de los israelitas y no volvieron a levantar cabeza. Y durante cuarenta años, mientras vivió Gedeón, el país tuvo paz.
29 Yerubaal, hijo de Joás, regresó a vivir a su casa. 30 Tuvo setenta hijos, pues eran muchas sus esposas. 31 Su concubina[b] que vivía en Siquén también le dio un hijo, a quien Gedeón llamó Abimélec. 32 Gedeón, hijo de Joás, murió a una edad avanzada y fue sepultado en la tumba de Joás, su padre, en Ofra, pueblo del clan de Abiezer.
33 En cuanto murió Gedeón, los israelitas volvieron a prostituirse ante los ídolos de Baal. Erigieron a Baal Berit como su dios 34 y se olvidaron del Señor su Dios, que los había rescatado del poder de todos los enemigos que los rodeaban. 35 También dejaron de mostrarse bondadosos con la familia de Yerubaal, es decir, Gedeón, conforme a todo lo bueno que él había hecho por Israel.
Judges 8
New International Version
Judges 8
New International Version
Zebah and Zalmunna
8 Now the Ephraimites asked Gideon,(A) “Why have you treated us like this? Why didn’t you call us when you went to fight Midian?(B)”(C) And they challenged him vigorously.(D)
2 But he answered them, “What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren’t the gleanings of Ephraim’s grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer?(E) 3 God gave Oreb and Zeeb,(F) the Midianite leaders, into your hands. What was I able to do compared to you?” At this, their resentment against him subsided.
4 Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came to the Jordan(G) and crossed it. 5 He said to the men of Sukkoth,(H) “Give my troops some bread; they are worn out,(I) and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna,(J) the kings of Midian.”
6 But the officials of Sukkoth(K) said, “Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread(L) to your troops?”(M)
7 Then Gideon replied, “Just for that, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna(N) into my hand, I will tear your flesh with desert thorns and briers.”
8 From there he went up to Peniel[a](O) and made the same request of them, but they answered as the men of Sukkoth had. 9 So he said to the men of Peniel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower.”(P)
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with a force of about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of the armies of the eastern peoples; a hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen had fallen.(Q) 11 Gideon went up by the route of the nomads east of Nobah(R) and Jogbehah(S) and attacked the unsuspecting army. 12 Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, fled, but he pursued them and captured them, routing their entire army.
13 Gideon son of Joash(T) then returned from the battle by the Pass of Heres.(U) 14 He caught a young man of Sukkoth and questioned him, and the young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven officials of Sukkoth,(V) the elders(W) of the town. 15 Then Gideon came and said to the men of Sukkoth, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me by saying, ‘Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread to your exhausted men?(X)’” 16 He took the elders of the town and taught the men of Sukkoth a lesson(Y) by punishing them with desert thorns and briers. 17 He also pulled down the tower of Peniel(Z) and killed the men of the town.(AA)
18 Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?(AB)”
“Men like you,” they answered, “each one with the bearing of a prince.”
19 Gideon replied, “Those were my brothers, the sons of my own mother. As surely as the Lord lives,(AC) if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.” 20 Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, “Kill them!” But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid.
21 Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Come, do it yourself. ‘As is the man, so is his strength.’” So Gideon stepped forward and killed them, and took the ornaments(AD) off their camels’ necks.
Gideon’s Ephod
22 The Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
23 But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule(AE) over you.” 24 And he said, “I do have one request, that each of you give me an earring(AF) from your share of the plunder.(AG)” (It was the custom of the Ishmaelites(AH) to wear gold earrings.)
25 They answered, “We’ll be glad to give them.” So they spread out a garment, and each of them threw a ring from his plunder onto it. 26 The weight of the gold rings he asked for came to seventeen hundred shekels,[b] not counting the ornaments, the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian or the chains(AI) that were on their camels’ necks. 27 Gideon made the gold into an ephod,(AJ) which he placed in Ophrah,(AK) his town. All Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare(AL) to Gideon and his family.(AM)
Gideon’s Death
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head(AN) again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace(AO) forty years.
29 Jerub-Baal(AP) son of Joash(AQ) went back home to live. 30 He had seventy sons(AR) of his own, for he had many wives. 31 His concubine,(AS) who lived in Shechem, also bore him a son, whom he named Abimelek.(AT) 32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age(AU) and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 No sooner had Gideon died than the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals.(AV) They set up Baal-Berith(AW) as their god(AX) 34 and did not remember(AY) the Lord their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. 35 They also failed to show any loyalty to the family of Jerub-Baal(AZ) (that is, Gideon) in spite of all the good things he had done for them.(BA)
Footnotes
- Judges 8:8 Hebrew Penuel, a variant of Peniel; also in verses 9 and 17
- Judges 8:26 That is, about 43 pounds or about 20 kilograms
Judges 8
King James Version
Judges 8
King James Version
8 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 Abiezer?
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 enquired 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 Abiezrites.
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 Baalberith 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.
Judges 8
New King James Version
Judges 8
New King James Version
Gideon Subdues the Midianites
8 Now (A)the men of Ephraim said to him, “Why have you done this to us by not calling us when you went to fight with the Midianites?” And they reprimanded him sharply.
2 So he said to them, “What have I done now in comparison with you? Is not the [a]gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than [b]the vintage of (B)Abiezer? 3 (C)God has delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And what was I able to do in comparison with you?” Then their (D)anger toward him subsided when he said that.
4 When Gideon came (E)to the Jordan, he and (F)the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit. 5 Then he said to the men of (G)Succoth, “Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian.”
6 And the leaders of Succoth said, (H)“Are[c] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that (I)we should give bread to your army?”
7 So Gideon said, “For this cause, when the Lord has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, (J)then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers!” 8 Then he went up from there (K)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 So he also spoke to the men of Penuel, saying, “When I (L)come back in peace, (M)I will tear down this tower!”
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were at Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand, all who were left of (N)all the army of the people of the East; for (O)one hundred and twenty thousand men who drew the sword had fallen. 11 Then Gideon went up by the road of those who dwell in tents on the east of (P)Nobah and Jogbehah; and he [d]attacked the army while the camp felt (Q)secure. 12 When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he (R)took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army.
13 Then Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle, from the Ascent of Heres. 14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. 15 Then he came to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you (S)ridiculed me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your weary men?’ ” 16 (T)And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he [e]taught the men of Succoth. 17 (U)Then he tore down the tower of (V)Penuel and killed the men of the city.
18 And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at (W)Tabor?”
So they answered, “As you are, so were they; each one resembled the son of a king.”
19 Then he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.” 20 And he said to Jether his firstborn, “Rise, kill them!” But the youth would not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.
21 So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and (X)killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
Gideon’s Ephod
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, (Y)“Rule over us, both you and your son, and your grandson also; for you have (Z)delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; (AA)the Lord shall rule over you.” 24 Then Gideon said to them, “I would like to [f]make a request of you, that each of you would give me the earrings from his plunder.” For they had golden earrings, (AB)because they were Ishmaelites.
25 So they answered, “We will gladly give them.” And they spread out a garment, and each man threw into it the earrings from his plunder. 26 Now the weight of the gold earrings that he requested was one thousand seven hundred shekels of gold, besides the crescent ornaments, pendants, and purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were around their camels’ necks. 27 Then Gideon (AC)made it into an ephod and set it up in his city, (AD)Ophrah. And all Israel (AE)played the harlot with it there. It became (AF)a snare to Gideon and to his house.
28 Thus Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted their heads no more. (AG)And the country was quiet for forty years in the days of Gideon.
Death of Gideon
29 Then (AH)Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 30 Gideon had (AI)seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives. 31 (AJ)And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. 32 Now Gideon the son of Joash died (AK)at a good old age, and was buried in the tomb of Joash his father, (AL)in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
33 So it was, (AM)as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again (AN)played the harlot with the Baals, (AO)and made Baal-Berith their god. 34 Thus the children of Israel (AP)did not remember the Lord their God, who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side; 35 (AQ)nor did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (Gideon) in accordance with the good he had done for Israel.
Footnotes
- Judges 8:2 Few grapes left after the harvest
- Judges 8:2 The whole harvest
- Judges 8:6 Lit. Is the palm
- Judges 8:11 Lit. struck
- Judges 8:16 disciplined
- Judges 8:24 Lit. request a request
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