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10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men, all who were left of all the army of the children of the east; for there fell one hundred twenty thousand men who drew sword. 11 Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure. 12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.

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10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their armies with them, about fifteen thousand men remained from the entire army[a] of the people of the east; those that fell in battle were one hundred and twenty thousand swordsmen.[b] 11 And Gideon went up the route of those who dwell in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked the army[c] when it was off its guard.[d] 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he routed[e] the entire army.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 8:10 Or “camp”
  2. Judges 8:10 Literally “sword-drawing men”
  3. Judges 8:11 Or “camp”
  4. Judges 8:11 Or “unsuspecting”
  5. Judges 8:12 Or “he frightened” or “he threw into panic”
  6. Judges 8:12 Or “camp”