1245 BC · AM 2759 · Conquest and Judges

Gideon pursues and defeats the kings of Midian

Gideon calmed Ephraim's anger, crossed the Jordan with his exhausted three hundred, and pursued Zebah and Zalmunna. After punishing Succoth and Penuel for refusing aid, he executed the Midianite kings (Judges 8:1-21).

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📖 Judges 8:1–3

1Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently. 2But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? 3God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.

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