And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
Parallel translations
- WEB Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued them. He took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and confused all the army.
- BSB When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, Gideon pursued and captured these two kings of Midian, routing their entire army.
- NKJV When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army.
- NASB When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them and captured the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the entire army.
- NLT Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors.
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Quick answer
Gideon captures the fleeing Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna and routs their army.
Overview
The seizure of both kings fulfills Gideon's pursuit and marks the decisive end of Midianite oppression. God hands over the very leaders who had terrorized Israel, vindicating his promise of deliverance. The complete victory displays the Lord's faithfulness to free his people.
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Cross-references · 8
- Ps 83:11Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:
- Josh 10:22–25Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.
- Rev 6:15–16And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
- Rev 19:19–21And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
- Job 12:16–21With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
- Job 34:19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
- Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
- Josh 10:16–18But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah.
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