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And he said to the men of Succoth, "Please give bread to the people who are following me, for they are weak, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."
But the princes of Succoth said, "Why should we give bread to your army? Have Zebah and Zalmunna been captured (are their hands in your hands)?"
And Gideon said, "Therefore, when the Lord (Yahweh) has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh (your bodies) with the thorns of the desert and with thistles (Hebr. barkanim)."
And Zebah and Zalmunna were in Qarqor [8 km east of Sukkot] with their army of about 15,000 men, all that remained of the entire army of the sons of the east, for 120,000 men who drew the sword had fallen (been killed).
And Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and he pursued them, and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and he demoralized the entire army.
And he came to the men of Succoth and said, "Behold, Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted and said, 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your power, that we should give bread to your army?
And he said to Zevach and Tsalmunna, "Where are the men you struck down in Tabor?"
And they replied, "As you are, so were they, each one looking like a king's son."
And Zebah and Zalmunna said [to Gideon], "Get up and fall upon us—for as the man is, so is his strength." And Gideon got up and struck [killed] Zebah and Zalmunna and took the moon pendants from the necks of their camels. [The Hebrew word saharon means "small moons" and is the name of a neck ornament worn by men and women, but also by decorated camels (; ). Presumably, there was gold in the adornments worn by their camels. Verses 25-26 mention that the camels' necklaces were made of gold.]
Those who said, "Let us take possession of God's dwelling place
for ourselves."
