Judges 8:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.”
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“Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Zebah saith--also Zalmunna--`Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man--his might;' and Gideon riseth, and slayeth Zebah and Zalmunna, and taketh their round ornaments which <FI>are<Fi> on the necks of their camels.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 8:21 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 10:26After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
- Judges 8:26The weight of the gold earrings he had requested was 1,700 shekels, in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple garments of the kings of Midian, and the chains from the necks of their camels.
- Judges 9:54He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.
- Judges 15:12But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”
- 1 Samuel 31:3When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
- 1 Samuel 31:5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
- Psalms 83:1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.
- Psalms 83:11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
- Psalms 83:12who said, “Let us possess for ourselves the pastures of God.”
- Isaiah 3:18In that day the Lord will take away their finery: their anklets and headbands and crescents;
- Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
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