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Judges 8:16

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And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

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Judges 8:16 in other translations

He took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

Judges 8:16 · World English Bible

Judges 8:16 in context

  1. 14And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
  2. 15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
  3. 16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
  4. 17And he brake down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
  5. 18Then 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.