Judges 8

The Ephraimites are angry with Gideon because he did not call them particularly to his assistance; he pacifies them, Judges 8:1-3 . Gideon and his three hundred men pass over Jordan, pursuing the Midianites; and, being faint, ask victuals from the princes of Succoth, but are refused, Judges 8:4-7 . They make the like application to the people of Penuel, and are also refused, Judges 8:8 , Judges 8:9 . Gideon defeats Zebah and Zalmunna, the two kings of Midian, and takes them prisoners, Judges 8:10-12 . He chastises the men of Succoth and Penuel, Judges 8:13-17 . He slays Zebah and Zalmunna, who had killed his brethren, Judges 8:18-21 . The Israelites offer him the kingdom, which he refuses, Judges 8:22 , Judges 8:23 . He requires from them the gold rings which they had taken from the Ishmaelites, and makes an ephod, which he sets up at Ophrah; and it became an instrument of idolatry, Judges 8:24-27 . The land enjoys peace forty years; Gideon dies, having seventy-one sons, Judges 8:28-32 . The Israelites fall into idolatry, and forget their obligations to Gideon's family, Judges 8:33-35 .