Judges 8:18
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
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.
19 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?” They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What sort of men were they that ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the sons of a king.
- BLB
- And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men [were they] whom you⁺ killed at Tabor?” And they answered, “As you [are], so [were] they; each one resembled the son of a king.”
- ÅB
- Og han sa til Sebah Og Salmunna: Hvordan så de ut de menn som dere slo ihjel på Tabor? Og de sa: De var som du, hver av dem som en kongesønn å se til.
- OTB
- Så spurte han Sebah og Salmunna: «Hva slags menn drepte dere på Tabor?» De svarte: «Menn som deg, hver og en med en prins’ holdning.»
- B1930
- Og han sa til Sebah Og Salmunna: Hvordan så de ut de menn som I slo ihjel på Tabor? Og de sa: De var som du, hver av dem som en kongesønn å se til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 4:6
And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
Read in contextJude 1:16
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
Read in contextPsalms 89:12
The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Read in contextPsalms 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
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