²¹ So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and ^(A)killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.

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.

⁶ In those days ^(A)men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

⁵ And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him.

^3 (A)The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers ^[a]hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.

⁵⁴ Then ^(A)he called quickly to the young man, his armorbearer, and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest men say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So his young man thrust him through, and he died.