²⁴ Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan^(A) ahead of them as far as Beth Barah.”

So all the men of Ephraim were called out and they seized the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth Barah.

²⁵ They also captured two of the Midianite leaders, Oreb and Zeeb^(A). They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb,^(B) and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They pursued the Midianites^(C) and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan.^(D)

¹² Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, fled, but he pursued them and captured them, routing their entire army.

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^(A) off their camels’ necks.