Judges 8:16
“And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Judges 8:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er nahm die Ältesten der Stadt und Dornen der Wüste und Stechdisteln, und er züchtigte die Männer von Sukkoth mit denselben.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y tomó á los ancianos de la ciudad, y espinas y abrojos del desierto, y castigó con ellos á los de Succoth.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E tomou aos anciãos da cidade, e espinhos e abrolhos do deserto, e castigou com eles aos de Sucote.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Gideão capturou os anciãos da cidade e puniu os homens de Sucote com os espinhos e as sarças do deserto.
📖 Judges 8:16 in Context
14And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
15And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?
16And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
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.
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