Judges 8:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷ He also demolished the tower in Penuel and killed the men of the city.

¹⁸ Afterwards, he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What were the men like whom you killed at Tabor?”

They answered, “Like you, each one like the son of a king…”

¹⁹ Gideon replied, “They were my brothers—sons from my own mother. As the Lord lives, if you had let them live, I wouldn’t be killing you.”