Judges 8:3-14

³God enabled you to defeat Oreb and Zeeb, the generals of the army from Midian. That is RHQ much more important than what I did!” After Gideon told them that, they no longer resented what he had done.

⁴Then Gideon and his 300 men went east and crossed the Jordan River. Although they were very tired, they continued to pursue their enemies.

⁵When they arrived at Succoth town, Gideon said to the town leaders, “Please give my men some food! They are very tired. We are pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”

⁶But the leaders of Succoth replied, “You have not caught RHQ Zebah and Zalmunna yet. So why should we give food to your troops now? Catch them first, and then we will give you food.”

⁷Gideon replied, “ Because you said that, after Yahweh enables us to defeat Zebah and Zalmunna, we will return. And then we will make whips from thorns from the desert, and with them we will rip the flesh off your bones!”

⁸From there, Gideon and his 300 men went to Peniel and asked for food there, but the people gave him the same answer.

⁹So he said to the men of Peniel, “After I defeat those kings, I will return and tear down this tower!”

¹⁰By that time, Zebah and Zalmunna had gone to Karkor town with 15,000 troops. They were all that were left of the armies that had come from the east. 120,000 of their men had already been killed.

¹¹Gideon and his men went east along the road on which caravans travel. They went past Nobah and Jogbehah villages and arrived at the enemy camp by surprise.

¹²Zebah and Zalmunna fled, but Gideon's men pursued them and captured them and all their warriors.

¹³After that, Gideon and his men took Zebah and Zalmunna with them and started to return, going through Heres Pass.

¹⁴There he captured a young man from Succoth, and demanded that he write down the names of all of the leaders in the town. The young man wrote down seventy-seven names.