Judges 8:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.””
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“Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, `How--the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, `As thou--so they, one--as the form of the king's sons.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 8:18 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 4:6She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.
- Judges 4:12When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,
- 2 Kings 1:7The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
- Psalms 12:2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
- Psalms 89:12North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
- Ezekiel 23:15wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.
- Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
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