Judges 8:12

When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.

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KJV

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.

ASV

And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.

YLT

and Zebab and Zalmunna flee, and he pursueth after them, and captureth the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and all the camp he hath caused to tremble.

DBT

And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued after them, and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the camp.

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And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled,.... Their host being smitten and thrown into confusion by the sudden approach of Gideon's army; and who probably attacked them in somewhat like manner as before, blowing their trumpets, and calling out the sword of the Lord and of Gideon; which were such terrifying sounds to them, that they fled at once: he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host; or terrified them, so that they fled some one way and some another, and the kings being left alone were easily taken.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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Those that think to run from the sword of the Lord and of Gideon do but run upon it. If he flee from the iron weapon, yet the bow of steel shall strike him through; for evil pursueth sinners. Here is Gideon, as a righteous judge, chastising the insolence of the disaffected Israelites, the men of Succoth and the men of Penuel, both in the tribe of Gad, on the other side Jordan.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Psalms 83:11
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Job 12:16–21
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Joshua 10:16–18
Now the five kings had fled and hidden in the cave at Makkedah.
Joshua 10:22–25
Then Joshua said, “Open the mouth of the cave and bring those five kings out to me.”
Job 34:19
who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
Revelation 19:19–21
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
Revelation 6:15–16
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

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PersonJudgesGideonThe least of the least, threshing wheat in a winepress when the Angel called him mighty man of valor; he tore down Baal's altar, p…

About this book

The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Judges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
Date: Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Job 34:19
who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:17
  For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
- James 2:5
  Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Acts 10:34
  Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- Romans 2:11
  For God does not show favoritism.
- Colossians 3:25
  Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
Through
Psalms 83:11
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
leads to
- Judges 7:25
  They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought…
- Judges 8:12–21
  When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.

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